英:[ˈpʌfə(r)]
美:['pʌfər]
英:[ˈpʌfə(r)]
美:['pʌfər]
puff·er
puh fr
词根:puff
adj.puffy 一阵阵吹的;胀大的;喘气的
n.puff 粉扑;泡芙;蓬松;一阵喷烟;肿块;吹嘘,宣传广告
puffery 夸大广告;吹捧;极力称赞
vi.puff 膨胀;张开;鼓吹;夸张
vt.puff 喷出,张开;使膨胀;夸张;使骄傲自满
noun
any of a family (Tetraodontidae) of chiefly tropical scaleless marine bony fishes which can distend themselves to a globular form and most of which are highly poisonous : puffer fish
a garment (such as a jacket) made of heavy quilted material—often used before another nounRoche, a slightly unkempt 54-year-old, wore black ski pants, a puffer jacket and sunglasses.—Irina AleksanderThe new men's look … incorporates sporty items such as hoodies, puffer vests or jackets, camouflage patterns, sneakers, polo shirts and bomber jackets.—Ray A. SmithOnce destined only for … occasions where highly practical (but often ugly) outerwear is required, the puffer coat has now infiltrated the world of high fashion.—Otago (New Zealand) Daily Times (online)These makers seem to be in alignment; the puffer scarf is the practical and stylish answer to frigid weather.—Rachel Besser
Yet this flood of fashion has a downside. … Can you layer a puffer over a suit without looking, well, portly?—Jacob Gallagher
someone or something that puffs When it's wet or humid, lubricate sticky locks with a graphite puffer or talcum.—Shannon Lush and Jennifer Fleming
Surrounded by two-pack-a-day cigarette puffers, he was a cigar smoker.—Russell Baker
puffer fish河豚鱼
1620年代,“吹短促气息的人或物”,是 puff(动词)的代词。最早指烟草吸食者; 后来也特指蒸汽船和蒸汽机。从1736年开始,“夸大赞扬的人”也被称为“吹嘘者”。作为一种为了自卫而膨胀的鱼类,从1814年开始。
The first known use of puffer was in 1615
puff1 of 3verb
to blow in short gusts
to breathe hard : pant
puffed as we climbed the hill
to blow by or as if by puffs
the locomotive puffed smoke
to swell or become swollen with or as if with air puffed up with pride
the sprained ankle puffed up
puff2 of 3noun
an act or instance of puffing : whiff, gust
a cloud (as of smoke or steam) given off in a puff
a light pastry that rises high in baking
a slight swelling
a small fluffy pad for applying cosmetic powder
a quilted bed covering
puff3 of 3adjective
of, relating to, or designed for promotion or flattery
a puff piece
puffinnoun
any of several seabirds that are related to the auks and have a short thick neck and a deep grooved bill marked with different colors
puffernoun
one that puffs
puffer fish
puffernoun
puffer fish
1 Spotted puffer fish are beautiful. I found a picture of one.
斑点河豚鱼是美丽的。我发现了图片的一个。
2 The puffer fish also has funny teeth.
吹风者鱼也有滑稽的牙。
3 But Mr. King and Mr. Raymer have been in business for 14 years, and they know their puffers from their angelfish.
4 Two French hipsters in puffer vests sat at the communal table, tapping away on laptops.
5 What remained was an elemental vérité take on fresh French prep: leather puffers, chunky knit sweaters and camel overcoats.
6 One such creature is the puffer fish.
一个这样生物是吹风者鱼。
7 The dainty print on the puffer coat, for example, features ghostly figures flying through ranunculus in the nude, and a print from last season incorporates creatures that are part-woman and part-swan.
8 Japan's major cities have a puffer restaurant.
日本的各大城市都有河豚饭店。
9 There, a salty dog interior lined with puffer fish lamps beckoned, as did a round of margaritas and a pot of steamed clams.
10 Also known as puffer fish, the meaty little torpedo shapes are rolled in spiced rice flour and briefly fried at Queen’s English, where they’re delivered with instructions by a server.
11 Is it possible to look chic in a puffer jacket?
12 Bradford’s long figure, slender even in a red puffer jacket, arcs in a parabolic collapse as his hips in bluejeans move and descend down into the fence, only to reverse upward before hitting the ground.
13 Here, T rounds up the coziest, comfiest and least Pillsbury-like puffers of the bunch.
14 A pixelated cheetah chases an impala and a gazelle, both demonstrating defensive moves, and a tiger shark glides near a possible meal — a puffer fish that has swollen itself to appear more intimidating.
15 On Wednesday night, reps.-elect raced into the chamber at the 14th minute to vote for adjournment, one of them still wearing her puffer coat.
16 The invention relates to a method of fine processing of puffer fish.
本发明涉及一种河豚鱼精细加工方法.
17 Takifugu obscurus, popularly named obscure puffer, is a fish of river to sea migration.
暗纹东方鱼屯俗称河豚,属江海洄游性鱼类。
18 Last year Demna Gvasalia had a certified hit on his hands when he introduced a puffer coat made to slip and slide off the models’ shoulders.
19 Fog rolled across the water as the models streamed forth in puffer robes that framed attenuated insect silhouettes with skinny metallic leggings or sequined thongs atop cashmere body suits.
20 This week Mr. Gvasalia’s influence was palpable on the runways, as designers expanded on his flamboyantly eccentric theme with puffer coats so fluffy and buoyant they seemed all but airborne.
4 吹气的人