1. | [i][t] 吸，抽（香烟、烟斗等）to smoke a cigarette, pipe, etc. |
He puffed (away) on his pipe. 他（一口一口地）吸着烟斗。 | |
I sat puffing my cigar. 我坐着抽雪茄。 |
2. | [t][i] 使喷出，冒出（烟或蒸汽）to make smoke or steam blow out in clouds; to blow out in clouds |
Chimneys were puffing out clouds of smoke. 烟囱冒着滚滚浓烟。 | |
Steam puffed out. 蒸汽向外喷出。 |
3. | [i][t] (informal) (+ speech) 急促喘息；气喘吁吁to breathe loudly and quickly, especially after you have been running |
I was starting to puff a little from the climb. 爬坡弄得我有点喘息起来。 |
4. | [i] + 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。 |
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. |
4. | [c] (informal) 吹捧的文章（或讲话）a piece of writing or speech that praises sb/sth too much |
5. | [u] (informal) 呼吸；喘息breath |
The hill was very steep and I soon ran out of puff . 山坡陡峭，我很快就气喘吁吁了。 |
