puff

英 [p?f] 美[p?f]

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復(fù)數(shù):?puffs;第三人稱單數(shù):?puffs;過(guò)去式:?puffed;過(guò)去分詞:?puffed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?puffing;

p-象聲，嘴噴氣之聲——“噗”
2. puffing: 諧音“噴糞”-----滿嘴噴糞。
3. 泡芙(puff)是一種源自意大利的西式甜點(diǎn)。蓬松張孔的奶油面皮中包裹著奶油、巧克力乃至冰淇淋。
4. 諧音“噗夫”----發(fā)出“噗”聲的人。
5. 吹氣、噴氣使膨脹、鼓起，自吹自擂。

puff 吸氣，吹氣，抽煙，喘氣

擬聲詞，吸氣或吐氣聲，引申諸相關(guān)詞義。

puff (n.): c. 1200, perhaps Old English, puf, puffe "short, quick blast; act of puffing," from puff (v.). Meaning "type of light pastry" is recorded from late 14c.; that of "small pad for applying powder to skin or hair" is from 1650s. Figurative sense of "flattery, inflated praise" is first recorded 1732. Derogatory use for "homosexual male" is recorded by 1902.
puff (v.): Old English pyffan "to blow with the mouth," of imitative origin. Meaning "pant, breathe hard and fast" is from late 14c. Used of small swellings and round protuberances since 1530s. Transitive figurative sense of "exalt" is from 1530s; shading by early 18c. into meaning "praise with self-interest." Related: Puffed; puffing.

1. Wind caught the sudden puff of dust and blew it inland.: 風(fēng)猛地刮起一陣灰塵，將它吹往內(nèi)陸。