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puff up

/puhf/US // pʌf //UK // (pʌf) //

鼓气,鼓起劲来,鼓起勇气,鼓起勇气来

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath.
    • : an abrupt emission of air, smoke, vapor, etc.
    • : an act of inhaling and exhaling, as on a cigarette or pipe; whiff.
    • : the sound of an abrupt emission of air, vapor, etc.
    • : a small quantity of vapor, smoke, etc., emitted at one blast.
    • : an inflated or distended part of a thing; swelling; protuberance.
    • : a form of light pastry with a filling of cream, jam, or the like.
    • : a portion of material gathered and held down at the edges but left full in the middle, as on a sleeve.
    • : a cylindrical roll of hair.
    • : a quilted bed covering, usually filled with down.
    • : a commendation, especially an exaggerated one, of a book, an actor's performance, etc.
    • : powder puff.
    • : a ball or pad of soft material.
    • : puffball.
    • : Chiefly British Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a gay man.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to blow with short, quick blasts, as the wind.
    • : to be emitted in a puff.
    • : to emit a puff or puffs; breathe quick and hard, as after violent exertion.
    • : to go with puffing or panting.
    • : to emit puffs or whiffs of vapor or smoke.
    • : to move with such puffs: The locomotive puffed into the station.
    • : to take puffs at a cigar, cigarette, etc.
    • : to become inflated, distended, or swollen.
    • : to bid on an item at an auction solely to increase the price that the final bidder must pay.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to send forth in short, quick blasts.
    • : to drive or impel by puffing, or with a short, quick blast.
    • : to extinguish by means of a puff: to puff a match out.
    • : to smoke.
    • : to inflate, distend, or swell, especially with air.
    • : to make fluffy; fluff: to puff up a pillow.
    • : to inflate with pride, vanity, etc.: Their applause puffed him up.
    • : to praise unduly or with exaggeration.
    • : to apply powder to with a powder puff.
    • : to apply with a powder puff.
    • : to arrange in puffs, as the hair.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as ininflate
as inacclaim
as inbillow
as incompliment
Synonyms
applaud鼓掌,掌声,鼓掌欢迎,鼓掌叫好cajole哄骗,劝说,谄媚,劝告commend表扬,称赞,赞扬,褒奖congratulate祝贺,恭贺,祝贺你,恭喜endorse认可,赞成,认同,审批extol揄扬,颂扬,歌颂,宣扬laud赞扬,赞许,赞美,赞成acclaim称赞,赞誉,赞扬,称赞声adulate崇拜,赏识,崇尚,爱慕celebrate庆祝,庆贺,欢庆,庆祝活动charm魅力,魅力四射,迷人的魅力,魅力无穷cheer欢呼,欢呼声,欢呼雀跃,喝彩commemorate纪念,悼念,缅怀,吊唁eulogize讴歌,颂扬,赞美,歌颂exalt升华,超越,扬扬得意,夸赞felicitate恭贺,祝贺,祝福,恭维glorify荣耀,称颂,颂扬,荣膺hail雹子,欢呼,欢呼声,雹honor荣誉,尊重,荣誉感,荣誉证书magnify凸显,放大,增大,凸现please请,请你,请注意,请您recommend建议,推荐,推荐理由,荐salute敬礼,致敬,行礼,致以敬意sanction制裁,惩处,惩罚,惩戒satisfy满足,符合,满意,满足了soothe抚慰,安抚,舒缓,劝慰toast敬酒,祝酒词,敬酒词,敬酒会worship崇拜,祭拜,礼拜,敬拜butter up抹上黄油fawn upon逢迎,媚俗,逢人便说,逢人便讲give bouquet赠送花束,赠花,送花,赠送花篮hand it to交给,递给,递交给,交付给ingratiate oneself with献媚于,献媚,献媚于人,献殷勤kudize叩拜,叩头,叩问,叩谢make much of大肆宣扬,大肆宣传,大肆渲染,大肆鼓吹panegyrize泛指,泛指的是,恐慌症,恐慌pat on the back赞扬,拍拍屁股走人,拍拍手,拍手称快pay respects致敬,致以敬意,拜访,致敬礼pay tribute to致敬,赞扬,赞颂,悼念roose罗斯,玫瑰,玫瑰花,玫瑰花瓣sing praises of歌颂,称颂,赞美,称赞speak highly of夸赞,夸奖,夸夸其谈,夸赞一下take off hat to摘下帽子给,脱帽给,脱帽致敬,脱帽trade last最后交易,最后的交易,最后的贸易,最后一次交易wish joy to祝福,祝愿,祝愿快乐,祝贺
Antonyms
as inexpand
Synonyms
applaud鼓掌,掌声,鼓掌欢迎,鼓掌叫好cajole哄骗,劝说,谄媚,劝告commend表扬,称赞,赞扬,褒奖congratulate祝贺,恭贺,祝贺你,恭喜endorse认可,赞成,认同,审批extol揄扬,颂扬,歌颂,宣扬laud赞扬,赞许,赞美,赞成acclaim称赞,赞誉,赞扬,称赞声adulate崇拜,赏识,崇尚,爱慕celebrate庆祝,庆贺,欢庆,庆祝活动charm魅力,魅力四射,迷人的魅力,魅力无穷cheer欢呼,欢呼声,欢呼雀跃,喝彩commemorate纪念,悼念,缅怀,吊唁eulogize讴歌,颂扬,赞美,歌颂exalt升华,超越,扬扬得意,夸赞felicitate恭贺,祝贺,祝福,恭维glorify荣耀,称颂,颂扬,荣膺hail雹子,欢呼,欢呼声,雹honor荣誉,尊重,荣誉感,荣誉证书magnify凸显,放大,增大,凸现please请,请你,请注意,请您recommend建议,推荐,推荐理由,荐salute敬礼,致敬,行礼,致以敬意sanction制裁,惩处,惩罚,惩戒satisfy满足,符合,满意,满足了soothe抚慰,安抚,舒缓,劝慰toast敬酒,祝酒词,敬酒词,敬酒会worship崇拜,祭拜,礼拜,敬拜butter up抹上黄油fawn upon逢迎,媚俗,逢人便说,逢人便讲give bouquet赠送花束,赠花,送花,赠送花篮hand it to交给,递给,递交给,交付给ingratiate oneself with献媚于,献媚,献媚于人,献殷勤kudize叩拜,叩头,叩问,叩谢make much of大肆宣扬,大肆宣传,大肆渲染,大肆鼓吹panegyrize泛指,泛指的是,恐慌症,恐慌pat on the back赞扬,拍拍屁股走人,拍拍手,拍手称快pay respects致敬,致以敬意,拜访,致敬礼pay tribute to致敬,赞扬,赞颂,悼念roose罗斯,玫瑰,玫瑰花,玫瑰花瓣sing praises of歌颂,称颂,赞美,称赞speak highly of夸赞,夸奖,夸夸其谈,夸赞一下take off hat to摘下帽子给,脱帽给,脱帽致敬,脱帽trade last最后交易,最后的交易,最后的贸易,最后一次交易wish joy to祝福,祝愿,祝愿快乐,祝贺
Antonyms
as inextol
as infill

Examples

  • For me, that means no super-rich dips, no fussily layered toasts, and definitely nothing involving puff pastry or muffin tins or toothpicks.

  • Dust your work surface with flour to prevent sticking, and roll your puff pastry into a rectangle about eight inches long.

  • Yet, “I Have Something to Tell You” isn’t your typical, political puff piece.

  • By the 1960s, researchers discovered that flooding the subterranean reservoirs with steam or injecting it in cycles, through a process known as “huff and puff,” worked well.

  • It plays relaxing music at just the right volume, releases a puff of light lavender-scented essential oil, and maybe even says some meditative quotes to calm you down.

  • It has French ingredients like leeks and tarragon, and I use puff pastry to make the crust easy!

  • And even ordinary exercisers may subject themselves to dirty looks if they puff near their gym.

  • So we salute you, Mr. Fielder, even as we continue to huff and puff at the gym in pursuit of those rippling ridges.

  • In his new video for “I Want the Love,” Puff Daddy sits tight on what appears to be a pretty good replica of the iron throne.

  • I walked behind the idling swing and gave it a gentle puff of a push.

  • It was a white silk, with an immense train, of course, and without overskirt—simply caught up in a great puff behind.

  • It curled and twisted in the embers as if it had been a living thing; a puff of smoke, a pungent odour, and it was gone.

  • The horse made a spring to one side, and the beautiful new pipe was broken before the old hero had taken a single puff.

  • The flounces were so full and fluffy that he held his knees back nervously lest he should disturb a puff.

  • Will not one puff of that narcotic breath drowse deep all watching dragons, and make for him the sleeping beauties of his will?