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~