a puff of sth
a puff of 后接表示烟、气、风等的名词，指少量的一点或一阵。
A puff of smoke rose from the chimney.
一缕烟从烟囱里升起。
一股；一阵
puffs — plural of puff
泡芙；粉扑；吹捧；吹捧性短文；蓬松的褶皱；马勃（菌）
A short sudden burst of breath, wind, or smoke.
从口中呼出的一小口气。
A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
空气中的少量气体或烟雾。
A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
突然的一阵微风、烟雾等。
A sudden but small gust of wind, smoke, etc.
浮夸或诱人的赞美之词。
A flamboyant or alluring statement of praise.
布料中间鼓起的一团。
A portion of fabric gathered up so as to be left full in the middle.
填充奶油、奶酪等的轻质蛋糕
A light cake filled with cream, cream cheese, etc.
马勃菌
A puffball.
粉扑
A powder puff.
染色体上直径局部增大的区域
A region of a chromosome exhibiting a local increase in diameter.
A sudden puff of wind blew the hat off her head.
突然一阵风把她的帽子吹掉了。
用法提示：puff 作为名词，表示“一阵（风）”。
She enjoyed a cream puff filled with vanilla custard.
她享用了一个填充香草奶油的泡芙。
用法提示：puff 作为名词，表示“泡芙糕点”。
He took a quick puff of his cigarette before entering the building.
他在进入大楼前快速吸了一口烟。
用法提示：puff 作为名词，表示“（吸的）一口烟”。
a puff of 后接表示烟、气、风等的名词，指少量的一点或一阵。
A puff of smoke rose from the chimney.
一缕烟从烟囱里升起。
表示吸一口烟时常用 take a puff on/at sth，puff 前也可加形容词，如 a long puff。
He took a puff on his cigarette and waited.
他吸了一口烟，然后等着。
固定说法，常与 disappear、vanish 等词连用，表示突然消失得无影无踪。
The whole plan vanished in a puff of smoke.
整个计划转眼化为乌有。
grammar · medium
易错句子A puff smoke rose from the chimney.
正确表达A puff of smoke rose from the chimney.
表示“一股（烟、风等）”时，英语用 a puff of + 名词，不能像汉语“一股烟”那样直接让 puff 修饰 smoke。补上介词 of，才能构成正确的量词短语，使 smoke 成为被量化的对象。
grammar · medium
易错句子I like to eat cream puff.
正确表达I like to eat cream puffs.
泛指一类可数名词时，英语要用复数形式；cream puff 是可数名词，所以不能像汉语“我喜欢吃奶油泡芙”那样用单数。把 puff 改成 puffs 后，才表示“奶油泡芙这一类食物”。
一股烟
A puff of smoke rose from the chimney.
一股烟从烟囱里升起。
一阵微风
A puff of wind blew the papers off the desk.
一阵风把纸从桌上吹落。
一股气流
He felt a puff of air on the back of his neck.
他感到后颈上有一股气流。
吸一口（烟）
She took a puff on her cigarette and smiled.
她吸了一口烟，笑了笑。
奶油泡芙
The bakery sells cream puffs filled with vanilla custard.
这家面包店卖夹着香草蛋奶糊的奶油泡芙。
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