vi.

1. 一陣陣地吹（或噴）
   Are you happy fireworks are puffing all around?

   四周都在放煙火你開心嗎？

2. 噴著煙移動[Q][（+away/out）]
   The train puffed into the station.

   火車噴著煙駛進了站。

3. 喘氣；喘著氣走
   They were puffing after climbing the hill.

   他們爬山後正喘著氣。

4. 一口口抽菸（或噴菸）[Q][（+away/at/on）]
   Pike was puffing away at a cigarette nervously.

   派克緊張不安地一口接一口抽著菸卷。

5. 膨脹；腫脹[（+up/out）]
   His sore thumb puffed up.

   他那疼痛發炎的大拇指腫起來了。

6. 趾高氣揚，盛氣凌人[（+up/out）]

vt.

1. 一陣陣地吹（或噴）（空氣，塵土等）
   The factory chimneys puffed dense smoke.

   工廠的煙囪吐出濃煙。

2. 噴著煙行（路）
3. 使氣急[H][（+out）]
4. 吹熄[（+out）]
   She puffed out the kerosene lamp.

   她吹滅了煤油燈。

5. 喘著氣說
   The old man managed to puff out a few words.

   那老人好容易喘著氣說出幾句話。

6. 使充氣，使膨脹[（+out/up）]
   The boy puffed out his cheeks.

   這男孩鼓起他的雙頰。

7. 使驕傲自滿；使趾高氣揚[（+up）]
8. 吹捧（書等）；為……作廣告
   The miser was puffed as a philanthropist.

   那個守財奴被說成是個慈善家。

9. 使鬆軟
10. （用粉撲）施（粉）

n.

1. （一）吹，（一）噴[C]
   He blew out three candles with a single puff.

   他一口氣吹滅了三根蠟燭。

2. 一陣，一股[C][（+of）]
   Puffs of steam and smoke came from the engine.

   一股股蒸汽和煙霧從那火車頭裡冒出來。

3. （抽）一口菸[C]
   The manager took a puff at his cigarette.

   經理抽了一口菸。

4. 呼吸，氣[U]
5. 膨脹；腫脹[C]
6. （衣服上的）墊肩[C]
7. 粉撲[C]
8. （奶油）鬆餅；泡芙[C]
9. 吹捧性的短文（或廣告等）；吹捧[C][U]
   That commentary was just so much puff.

   那篇評價文章盡是吹捧而已。

n.

1. a short burst of breath or wind.
   ▸a small quantity of vapour or smoke emitted in one blast.
   ▸an act of drawing quickly on a pipe, cigarette, or cigar.
   ▸Brit. informal breath.
2. a light pastry case containing a sweet or savoury filling.
3. informal a complimentary review of a book, play, etc.
   ▸Brit. an advertisement.
4. a gathered mass of material in a dress or other garment.
5. a rolled protuberant mass of hair.
6. N. Amer. an eiderdown.

v.

1. breathe in repeated short gasps.
   ▸move with short, noisy breaths or bursts of air or steam.
   ▸blow (dust, smoke, etc.) with quick breaths or blasts.
   ▸smoke a pipe, cigarette, or cigar.
2. (puff out/up or puff something out/up) become swollen or cause something to swell.
   ▸cause to become conceited.
3. informal advertise with exaggerated or false praise.

[名]

1. 泡芙。