Word · Frequency #22118
huff
恼怒；气恼
a state of irritation or annoyance
常用于 in a huff，表示‘怒气冲冲地’
- 1.
A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh.
粗重的呼吸；咕哝或叹息。
- 2.
A condition of anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.
愤怒、恼怒、厌恶等状态。
- 3.
The act of removing an opponent's piece as a forfeit for deliberately not taking a piece (often signalled by blowing on it).
因故意不吃子而移除对方棋子的处罚行为(常以吹气示意)。
粗重的呼吸；咕哝或叹息。；愤怒、恼怒、厌恶等状态。；因故意不吃子而移除对方棋子的处罚行为(常以吹气示意)。；发怒
In use
She left the room in a huff after losing the argument.
He was in a huff all morning because his train was late.
Don't go off in a huff; we can talk about it calmly.
be in a huff (about/over sth)
huff 作名词，意为“气恼、赌气”的状态；常用于口语，后面常接 about/over 引出原因。
She was in a huff about the new office rules.
她对新的办公室规定感到气恼。
huff and puff
固定短语，表示费力喘气；也可比喻气冲冲地抱怨或虚张声势。
He was huffing and puffing after running up the stairs.
他跑上楼梯后累得气喘吁吁。
huff sth
动词俚语用法，指吸入挥发性物质（如胶水、喷漆）以产生快感，属危险行为。
Connections
Collocations
- in a huff
- 气呼呼地；怒气冲冲地
- She left the room in a huff after the argument.争吵之后，她气呼呼地离开了房间。
- huff and puff
- 气喘吁吁；费力喘息
- He was huffing and puffing by the time he reached the top of the hill.他到达山顶时已经气喘吁吁了。
- get into a huff
- 闹脾气；愠怒
- Don't get into a huff about such a small thing.别为这么小的事闹脾气。
- huff off
- 气冲冲地离开
- He huffed off when his suggestion was rejected.他的建议被拒绝后，他气冲冲地走了。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in a huff
- 愤怒地；气冲冲地She left the meeting in a huff after her idea was rejected.她的想法被否决后，她气冲冲地离开了会议。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发怒时粗重地喘气、鼻子发出“呼哧”声就是 huff；想象生气的人用力呼气，h 开头就像那口气。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常对话、口语交流 作名词表示“恼怒、气恼”时，通常用于非正式口语，多出现在 be in a huff 或 go off in a huff 这类搭配中；正式书面语里比较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes with huff (/hʌf/): cuff, puff, buff, rough, tough, enough. Rough, tough, and enough use the spelling -ough but are pronounced /ʌf/; beware other -ough lookalikes such as cough (/kɒf/ or /kɔːf/), through (/θruː/), and though (/ðoʊ/), which do not rhyme with huff.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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