puff

1. V-I If someone puffs on or at a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, they smoke it. 抽 (香煙、雪茄、煙斗等)

He lit a cigar and puffed on it twice. 他點上一支雪茄，抽了兩口。

2. N-COUNT Puff is also a noun. 一口煙

I took a puff on the cigarette and started coughing. 我抽了一口煙就開始咳嗽起來。

3. V-T/V-I If you puff smoke or moisture from your mouth or if it puffs from your mouth, you breathe it out. (從口中) 噴出

Richard lit another cigarette and puffed smoke toward the ceiling. 理查德點上另一支煙，將煙霧噴向天花板。

4. PHRASAL VERB Puff out means the same as . (從口中) 噴出

He drew heavily on his cigarette and puffed out a cloud of smoke. 他深深地吸了一口煙，噴出了一團(tuán)煙霧。

5. V-T If an engine, chimney, or stove puffs smoke or steam, clouds of smoke or steam come out of it. (發(fā)動機、煙囪或爐子等) 噴

As I completed my 26th lap the Porsche puffed blue smoke. 我跑完第26圈時，保時捷車噴起了藍(lán)色的煙霧。

6. N-COUNT A puff of something such as air or smoke is a small amount of it that is blown out from somewhere. 一股

Wind caught the sudden puff of dust and blew it inland. 風(fēng)夾裹著那股突然揚起的塵土，把它吹向內(nèi)陸。

7. V-I If you are puffing, you are breathing loudly and quickly with your mouth open because you are out of breath after a lot of physical effort. 喘粗氣[usu cont]

I know nothing about boxing, but I could see he was unfit, because he was puffing. 我對拳擊一無所知，但我看得出他身體不行，因為他直喘粗氣。