
美:/'ˈpʌfɪŋ/
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n. 夸奖;噗噗吹
v. 使膨胀(puff的ing形式);吹起
I sat puffing my cigar.
我坐着抽雪茄。
Chimneys were puffing out clouds of smoke.
烟囱冒着滚滚浓烟。
Jack was huffing and puffing to keep up with her.
杰克气喘吁吁地跟着她。
Puffing a little, Mabel shifted her weight onto her feet.
梅布尔有些气喘,将她身体的重量移到了双脚上。
After much huffing and puffing, she finally agreed to help.
她生了好一阵闷气之后才终于同意帮忙。
huff and puff
蒸汽吞吐;咆哮;恼怒;恫吓
powder puff
粉扑
puff out
吹灭;(使)膨胀;气喘吁吁地说
puff up
使肿胀
puff on
(一口一口地)抽(烟斗、香烟等)
v.|expanding;使膨胀(puff的ing形式);吹起
"puffing" 是一个多义词,其含义需根据具体语境判断,主要包含以下核心释义:
字面含义:急促呼吸或喷出
法律术语:夸大宣传 (Puffery/Puffing)
其他引申义
权威参考来源:
"puffing" 最基本的意思是指急促的呼吸或一阵阵的喷出。在法律和商业语境下,它特指一种允许的、夸张的销售宣传(夸大宣传),这种宣传因其主观性和夸张性而不构成具有法律效力的承诺或欺诈。理解其具体含义需紧密结合上下文。
puffing 是动词puff 的现在分词形式,主要含义和用法如下:
喷出/冒出(气体或烟雾)
指通过口、鼻或物体释放气体或烟雾。例如:
He lit a cigar and puffed at it twice.(他点燃雪茄,吸了两口)
The chimney was puffing out black smoke.(烟囱喷出黑烟)
急促喘息
形容因运动、疲劳等导致的急促呼吸。例如:
Puffing loudly, Harry, Ron, and Hermione climbed the stairs.(三人喘着粗气爬上楼梯)
吸烟动作
特指吸烟时的吸入动作。例如:
She sat puffing on her pipe.(她坐着抽着烟斗)
The room was filled with their ceaseless puffing.(房间里充斥着他们不断的吞云吐雾)
huff and puff
表示“气喘吁吁”或“恼怒”,如:
He huffed and puffed after running.(他跑步后气喘吁吁)
puff out/up
分别指“膨胀”或“吹灭”,如:
The wind puffed out the sails.(风鼓起了船帆)
puffing 的核心含义与“喷出”“喘息”“吸烟”相关,具体含义需结合上下文判断。如需更多例句或搭配,可参考权威词典(如新东方在线、爱词霸)。
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