名詞 puff:

1. a short light gust of air
   同義詞：puff of air, whiff
2. a light inflated pastry or puff shell
3. exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
4. bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
   同義詞：quilt, comforter
5. a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
   同義詞：powderpuff
6. thick cushion used as a seat
   同義詞：ottoman, pouf, pouffe, hassock
7. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
   同義詞：drag, pull
8. forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
   同義詞：blow

動詞 puff:

1. smoke and exhale strongly
   同義詞：whiff
2. suck in or take (air)
   同義詞：drag, draw
3. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
   同義詞：pant, gasp, heave
4. make proud or conceited
5. praise extravagantly
   同義詞：puff up
6. speak in a blustering or scornful manner
7. to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
   同義詞：puff up, blow up, puff out
8. blow hard and loudly
   同義詞：huff, chuff

形容詞 puff:

1. gathered for protruding fullness
   同義詞：puffed

1. His speech was just puff.
   他的發(fā)言盡是吹捧而已。
2. He blew out the candles with a single puff.
   他一口氣吹滅了蠟燭。

puff

n.（名詞）

A short, forceful exhalation of breath.
喘息：短促而有力的呼氣
A short, sudden gust of wind.
一陣風(fēng)：一陣短促而突然的風(fēng)
A brief, sudden emission of air, vapor, or smoke.
一陣煙：空氣、蒸汽或煙霧短促而突然的散發(fā)
A short, sibilant sound produced by a puff.
發(fā)出咝咝聲：由呼氣造成的短促的咝咝聲
An amount of vapor, smoke, or similar material released in a puff.
煙，蒸汽量：在一次呼氣中散發(fā)出的蒸汽、煙霧或類似物質(zhì)的量
An act of drawing in and expelling the breath, as in smoking tobacco.
吞云吐霧：如吸煙時吸入和呼出的行為
A swelling or rounded protuberance.
突出物：腫起或拱起的結(jié)節(jié)
Puff pastry.
膨松的糕餅
A light, soft pad for applying powder or lotion.
粉撲：用于施粉或涂藥水的輕軟墊子
A gathered, protruding portion of fabric.
糾結(jié)突出的部分：織物打摺且突起的部分
A light, padded bed covering.
羽毛被：一種輕質(zhì)且柔軟的床罩

An approving or flattering recommendation.
拍馬屁：贊同或奉承的推薦
A piece of writing, as on the jacket of a book, containing often exaggerated praise, used for promotional purposes.
過分夸贊的文章：一篇通常寫在書的封皮頁上以促銷的充滿夸張贊揚(yáng)之詞的文章
Genetics A localized region of swelling in certain chromosomes indicating the active synthesis of DNA and RNA.
【遺傳學(xué)】 染色體的結(jié)合部分：某些染色體上表明脫氧核糖核酸和核糖核酸活性成分的局部腫脹
v.（動詞）
puffed,puff.ing,puffs
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To blow in puffs.
吹一口氣：短促而有力地吹
To come forth in puffs:
噴出：一陣陣地產(chǎn)生：
例句：
steam puffing from an engine.
蒸汽從發(fā)動機(jī)里噴出

To breathe forcefully and rapidly:
喘氣：有力且快速地呼吸：
例句：
huffed and puffed up the stairs.
喘息著上了樓

To emit puffs.
發(fā)出噴氣
To take puffs on smoking material:
吸煙：從吸煙類物品中吸或呼：
例句：
puffing on a cigar.
吸雪茄

To swell or seem to swell, as with pride or air. Often used withup :
得意：如出于傲氣或氣度而膨脹或看似膨脹。常與up 連用：
例句：
He puffed up and glared at the importuning questioner.
他趾高氣揚(yáng)地盯著追問者

v.tr.（及物動詞）
To emit or give forth in puffs.
散發(fā)或發(fā)出
To impel with puffs.
噴煙：用氣驅(qū)使
To smoke (a cigar, for example).
吸（雪茄）
To inflate or distend.
膨脹：膨脹或脹大
To fill with pride or conceit.
得意，自大：充滿驕傲或自負(fù)
To publicize with often exaggerated praise:
吹捧：用經(jīng)常是夸張的贊揚(yáng)宣傳：
例句：
publishers who puff their new books.
出版商們總吹捧他們的新書

來源：
From Middle English puffen [to puff]
源自 中古英語 puffen [吹]
from Old English pyffan
源自 古英語 pyffan
[perhaps of imitative origin]
[可能源于擬聲詞]

【引伸】
puff.ily
adv.（副詞）
puff.iness
n.（名詞）
puff.y
adj.（形容詞）