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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。
恼怒；气恼
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
恼怒；气恼
a state of irritation or annoyance
She was in a huff about the new office rules.
她对新的办公室规定感到气恼。
常用于 in a huff，表示‘怒气冲冲地’
粗重的呼吸；咕哝或叹息。
A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh.
愤怒、恼怒、厌恶等状态。
A condition of anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.
因故意不吃子而移除对方棋子的处罚行为(常以吹气示意)。
The act of removing an opponent's piece as a forfeit for deliberately not taking a piece (often signalled by blowing on it).
She left the room in a huff after losing the argument.
她吵输了，气冲冲地走出了房间。
He was in a huff all morning because his train was late.
他因为火车晚点，整个早上都在闹别扭。
Don't go off in a huff; we can talk about it calmly.
别气呼呼地走开；我们可以冷静地谈谈。
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。
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。
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。
He was caught huffing glue behind the school.
他被发现躲在学校后面吸食胶水。
Not this
She left in huff.
Use this
She left in a huff.
huff 在这里是可数名词，固定搭配 in a huff 需要冠词 a；中文没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉。加上 a 后句子才表示“气呼呼地/生气地离开”。
Not this
He was huff with her.
Use this
He was in a huff with her.
huff 是名词，不是形容词，不能说 be huff；表示“生某人的气”要用固定短语 be in a huff with somebody，其中 in a 不能省略。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
气喘吁吁；徒劳地威胁
He was huffing and puffing after running up the stairs.
他跑上楼梯后气喘吁吁。
《三只小猪》中大灰狼的名言：我要用力吹气，把你的房子吹倒！（huff在此指用力吹气）
She left in a huff after the argument.
她争吵后气冲冲地离开了。
Use huff naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.