引言：
puff 的主要意思竟然不是 “泡芙”，wow~~
puff /pʌf/
verb
1
~ (at/on sth)
吸，抽（香烟、烟斗等）
to smoke a cigarette, pipe, etc.
[V] He puffed (away) on his pipe.
他（一口一口地）吸着烟斗。
[VN] I sat puffing my cigar.
我坐着抽雪茄。
2
~ (sth) (out)
使喷出，冒出（烟或蒸汽）
to make smoke or steam blow out in clouds; to blow out in clouds
[VN] Chimneys were puffing out clouds of smoke.
烟囱冒着滚滚浓烟。
[V] Steam puffed out.
蒸汽向外喷出。
3
[V + adv./prep.] 喷着汽（或烟）移动
to move in a particular direction, sending out small clouds of smoke or steam
The train puffed into the station.
火车喷着蒸汽驶进车站。
短语动词
puff sth↔out
吹胀；使鼓起来
to make sth bigger and rounder, especially by filling it with air
She puffed out her cheeks.
她鼓起了腮帮子。
puff up
puff sth↔up
膨胀；使膨胀
to swell or to make sth swell
Her cheeks puffed up.
她的腮帮子鼓了起来。
The frog puffed itself up.
这只青蛙胀得鼓鼓的。
noun
1
[C] 吸，抽（把气体经口或鼻引到体内的动作）
an act of breathing in sth such as smoke from a cigarette, or drugs
He had a few puffs at the cigar.
他吸了几口雪茄。
Take two puffs from the inhaler every four hours.
每隔四小时从吸药器中吸两口药。
2
[C] （烟、气等的）一缕，少量
a small amount of air, smoke, etc. that is blown from somewhere
a puff of wind
一丝清风
Puffs of white smoke came from the chimney.
烟囱冒出了袅袅白烟。
Any chance of success seemed to vanish in a puff of smoke (= to disappear quickly) .
成功的机会犹如一缕青烟，瞬息即逝。
3
[C] 千层酥；奶油酥；泡芙
a hollow piece of light pastry that is filled with cream, jam, etc.
那么，泡芙 跟 吸/喷汽 有什么关联呢？ 欢迎评论区留言~
