She was taking quick puffs at her cigarette like a beginner.
她像刚开始抽烟的人一样很快地吸着。
2V-ERG 吹;喷;吐 If you puff smoke or moisture from your mouth or if it puffs from your mouth, you breathe it out. 吹;喷;吐 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
Richard lit another cigarette and puffed smoke towards the ceiling. [VERB noun]
理查德又点了一支烟,朝着天花板喷云吐雾。
The weather was dry and cold; wisps of steam puffed from their lips. [VERB prep.]
天气又干又冷,他们嘴里哈出缕缕白气。
Puff out means the same as puff .puff out同puff
He drew heavily on his cigarette and puffed out a cloud of smoke.
他猛吸了一口烟,吐出一团烟雾。
3VERB (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. (引擎、烟囱或锅炉)冒(烟或气)
As I completed my 26th lap the Porsche puffed blue smoke. [VERB noun]
我跑了26圈时,保时捷车冒出了蓝烟。
4N-COUNT (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. (吹出的)一缕,一股
Wind caught the sudden puff of dust and blew it inland. [+ of]
风猛地刮起一阵灰尘,将它吹往内陆。
5VERB [usually cont]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. 喘息;喘气
I know nothing about boxing, but I could see he was unfit, because he was puffing. [VERB]
6N-COUNT 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. 吹捧;吹嘘 [mainly US, informal]
What is presented to the public as a critical evaluation is really an elaborate puff for him and his magazine.