puff

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Hơi khói, làn khói

BrE /pʌf/ AmE /pʌf/

noun / verb / adjective en → vi

1 SMOKE [countable] B1

Hơi khói, làn khói

a short breath of smoke from a cigarette or pipe

  • take a puff

Collocations a puff of smoke · take a puff on a cigarette

  • He took a long puff on his cigar.

    Ông ấy hít một hơi dài từ điếu thuốc cigar.

2 BREATH [countable] B1

Hơi thở ngắn, làn hơi

a short breath of air, especially when you are tired or cold

  • take a puff

Collocations a puff of air · give a little puff

  • She gave a little puff and then fell asleep.

    Cô ấy thở phào nhẹ nhõm rồi ngủ ngay.

3 CAKE [countable] B1

Bánh nhỏ, bánh ngọt

a small cake or sweet that is round, soft and light in texture

  • have a puff

Collocations a chocolate puff · eat a puff cake

  • She had a puff of cake for dessert.

    Cô ấy đã ăn một miếng bánh nhỏ làm món tráng miệng.

4 BLOW [intransitive] B1

Thổi nhẹ nhàng

to blow gently, especially to make something move or float away

  • puff at

Collocations a puff of wind · puff the smoke away

  • A puff of wind blew the paper across the room.

    Một làn gió nhẹ thổi tờ giấy bay khắp phòng.

5 BREATHE [intransitive] B2

Thở ngắn, thở phì phò

to breathe in a short, quick way because you are tired or cold

  • puff and blow

Collocations puff and pant · puff with cold

  • He was puffing and panting after the long run.

    Ông ấy thở phì phò sau cuộc chạy bộ dài.

6 PUMP [transitive] B2

Đẩy bơm lên xuống để lấy nước ra

to push a pump up and down to make water come out of it

  • puff the water

Collocations puff a pump · puff water from a well

  • He puffed the water out of the well.

    Ông ấy đã bơm nước từ giếng lên.

7 PUFF UP [intransitive] C1

Nở to ra, phồng lên

to become bigger or more important, especially in a way that is not sincere

  • puff up

Collocations puff up with pride · puff oneself up

  • He puffed himself up as if he was the most important person in the room.

    Ông ấy phồng lên như thể mình là người quan trọng nhất trong phòng.

8 PUFF OUT [transitive] C1

Nở ra, phồng lên

to make something bigger or more noticeable, especially by adding air to it

  • puff out

Collocations puff out the cheeks · puff out a cushion

  • She puffed out her cheeks and blew.

    Cô ấy phồng má lên và thổi.