1. 吸，抽（香烟等）
    If someone puffs at a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, they smoke it.

    e.g. He lit a cigar and puffed at it twice...
           他点了一支雪茄，吸了两口。
    e.g. He nodded and puffed on a stubby pipe as he listened.
           他边听边点头，还吸着一支粗短的烟斗。

2. 吹；喷；吐
    If you puff smoke or moisture from your mouth or if it puffs from your mouth, you breathe it out.

    e.g. Richard lit another cigarette and puffed smoke towards the ceiling...
           理查德又点了一支烟，朝着天花板喷云吐雾。
    e.g. The weather was dry and cold; wisps of steam puffed from their lips.
           天气又干又冷，他们嘴里哈出缕缕白气。

3. （引擎、烟囱或锅炉）冒（烟或气）
    If an engine, chimney, or boiler puffs smoke or steam, clouds of smoke or steam come out of it.

    e.g. As I completed my 26th lap the Porsche puffed blue smoke.
           我跑了26圈时，保时捷车冒出了蓝烟。

4. （吹出的）一缕，一股
    A puff of something such as air or smoke is a small amount of it that is blown out from somewhere.

    e.g. Wind caught the sudden puff of dust and blew it inland.
           风猛地刮起一阵灰尘，将它吹往内陆。

5. 喘息；喘气
    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.

    e.g. I know nothing about boxing, but I could see he was unfit, because he was puffing.
           我对拳击一无所知，但我能看出他状态不佳，因为他在急促喘息。

6. 吹捧；吹嘘
    A puff for something such as a book, film, product, or organization is something that is done or said in order to attract people's attention and tell them how good it is.

    e.g. What is presented to the public as a critical evaluation is really an elaborate puff for him and his magazine.
           公众所看到的评论界的好评实际上是对他和他的杂志的一种吹捧。

7. 同poof
    A puff is the same as a poof .

8. see also: puffed

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