Word · Frequency #19776
Fully loadedpuffing
喷烟；喷吐烟雾
the act of blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
- 1.
The act of one who puffs.
吹气者的行为。
- 2.
A puffy ornament.
蓬松的装饰物。
- 3.
An opinion or judgment, often made by the seller of property to a potential buyer, that is not made as a representation of fact.
卖方对潜在买方所作的意见或判断,不构成事实陈述。
用力呼气；猛呼气；吹气者的行为。；蓬松的装饰物。；卖方对潜在买方所作的意见或判断,不构成事实陈述。
In use
After climbing all those stairs, her loud puffing echoed in the empty hallway.
I could hear the dog's steady puffing from under the porch.
The sound of his nervous puffing filled the small waiting room.
puffing on [a cigarette/pipe/cigar]
puffing 在这里是动名词，表示‘吸（烟、烟斗等）’的动作；后接 on + 具体烟具。
Puffing on a pipe is his favorite way to relax.
抽烟斗是他最喜欢的放松方式。
the puffing of [something]
这个结构表示‘不断喷出（烟/气）’的动作或声音；在法律或广告语境中，puffing 也有‘言过其实的吹嘘’之意。
The puffing of the old train could be heard from far away.
老火车喷吐蒸汽的噗噗声从很远就能听到。
Common mistakes
He had a puffing on his pipe.
Connections
Collocations
- puffing on a cigarette
- 抽着香烟；吸烟
- She stood by the window, puffing on a cigarette.她站在窗边，抽着烟。
- puffing smoke rings
- 吐烟圈
- He leaned back and began puffing smoke rings.他向后一靠，开始吐烟圈。
- puffing and panting
- 气喘吁吁；直喘气
- He reached the top of the hill, puffing and panting.他爬到山顶，气喘吁吁。
- puffing away
- 不停地抽烟；喷着烟
- He was puffing away on his pipe as he read the newspaper.他一边看报，一边不停地抽着烟斗。
- puffing out
- 用力呼出；喷出
- The runner was puffing out short, sharp breaths.那名跑步者用力呼出短促的气息。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
puff 像‘噗夫’，模仿喷烟声——想成抽烟者‘噗’地喷出一口烟，-ing 表示正在喷烟或用力呼气，记住 puffing 是喷烟/呼气。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述吸烟或吐烟的动作、描述运动后或费力时的喘息 在表示“喷烟/用力呼气”时，puffing 是普通中性词，多用于描述吸烟吐烟或运动后喘息，日常口语和书面描写中都比较常见，没有明显的正式或俚语色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These all end in /ʌfɪŋ/ and rhyme with puffing. Beware lookalikes: puffin /ˈpʌfɪn/ ends in /n/, and putting /ˈpʊtɪŋ/ uses /ʊ/.
Learn the forms together
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