| 释义 |
puff out
1．cause to swell使胀起
*The toothache puffed out one side of his face．牙疼使得他的半边脸肿了起来。
*The boy confidently puffed out his chest．男孩信心十足地挺起胸膛。
*She puffed out the story quite a lot．她把这件事大肆渲染。
2．blow out吹灭
*A sudden gust of wind from the open window puffed the candle out．从窗口突然吹进来一阵风，把蜡烛吹灭了。
*She puffed out the candle as soon as the child went to sleep．孩子一睡着，她就吹熄了蜡烛。
3．cause to become short of breath 使气喘
*Climbing up the long staircase to his office quite puffed me out．爬这么高的楼梯到他办公室，简直使我喘不过气来。
*We ran so hard that we were all puffed out when we got there．我们拼命跑，跑到那儿一个个气喘吁吁的。 |