Word · Frequency #21711
puffy
肿胀的；浮肿的
swollen, especially because of fluid or gas
- 1.
Swollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like.
肿胀的；充气般的；枕头状的。
- 2.
Coming or exhaling in puffs.
一阵阵地喷出或呼出的。
- 3.
Speaking or writing in an exaggeratedly eloquent and self-important manner.
以夸张华丽且自命不凡的方式说话或写作。
- 4.
Having inflated cheeks.
脸颊鼓起的。
肿胀的；充气般的；枕头状的。；一阵阵地喷出或呼出的。；以夸张华丽且自命不凡的方式说话或写作。；脸颊鼓起的。；胀大的
In use
Her puffy eyes made it obvious that she had been crying all night.
The chef pulled the puffy bread out of the oven and set it on the counter.
My fingers felt puffy after the long flight, so I stretched them gently.
be puffy
be puffy 表示处于肿胀状态，常用来描述身体部位。
Her face is puffy this morning.
她今天早上脸肿了。
puffy [noun]
puffy 作定语时修饰名词，常与表示身体部位的词连用。
He came to work with puffy eyes.
他带着浮肿的眼睛来上班。
become puffy
become puffy 表示从正常状态变为肿胀。
Her ankles become puffy in hot weather.
Connections
Collocations
- puffy eyes
- 肿胀的眼睛
- After crying, her puffy eyes were noticeable.哭过之后，她的眼睛明显肿了。
- puffy face
- 浮肿的脸
- The allergy caused a puffy face.过敏导致脸部浮肿。
- puffy cheeks
- 肿胀的脸颊
- His puffy cheeks made him look like a chipmunk.他肿胀的脸颊让他看起来像一只花栗鼠。
- puffy eyelids
- 浮肿的眼皮
- She applied a cold compress to reduce her puffy eyelids.她用冷敷来减轻眼皮浮肿。
- puffy lips
- 肿胀的嘴唇
- A bee sting gave him puffy lips.蜜蜂蜇了他一下，他的嘴唇肿了起来。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 puff（吹气）+ y：像被吹气吹得鼓起来的脸，就是浮肿的样子——puffy 即“浮肿的”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：medical descriptions of swelling、everyday talk about a swollen face or eyes puffy 本义指因液体或气体而肿胀、浮肿，属中性常用词。口语中常形容眼睛或脸部浮肿，医疗语境中也很常见，通常不带强烈褒贬色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词：fluffy、huffy、scruffy、toughie，都以 /ʌfi/ 结尾（toughie 拼写不同但发音同韵）。注意：poufy /ˈpuːfi/ 看起来像 puffy，但元音是长音 /uː/，并不押韵；puff /pʌf/ 是 puffy 的词干形式，但只有单音节，也不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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