huff

英 [hʌf]

美 [hʌf]

v. 生气地说; 怒气冲冲
n. 生气; 气恼

过去式：huffed　现在分词：huffing　过去分词：huffed　复数：huffs　第三人称单数：huffs　

Collins.1 / BNC.22118 / COCA.14754

习惯用语

huff and puff

气喘吁吁；上气不接下气
to breathe in a noisy way because you are very tired
Jack was huffing and puffing to keep up with her.
杰克气喘吁吁地跟着她。
发脾气；愤然不理；生闷气；气呼呼
to make it obvious that you are annoyed about sth without doing anything to change the situation
After much huffing and puffing, she finally agreed to help.
她生了好一阵闷气之后才终于同意帮忙。

in a huff

verb

生气地说；怒气冲冲
to say sth or make a noise in a way that shows you are offended or annoyed
1. ‘Well, nobody asked you,’ she huffed irritably.
  “嘿，谁问你了。”她怒气冲冲地说。

noun

VERB 生气;气恼;恼怒地说
If youhuff, you indicate that you are annoyed or offended about something, usually by the way that you say something.
1. 'This', huffed Mr Buthelezi, 'was discrimination.'
  “这个，”布特莱齐先生气愤地说，“是歧视。”
PHRASE 生气;气恼;怒气冲冲
If someone isin a huff, they are behaving in a bad-tempered way because they are annoyed and offended.
1. After the row in a pub he drove off in a huff.
  在酒吧里吵了一架后，他气鼓鼓地开车走了。
PHRASE 愤愤不满;生闷气
If someonehuffs and puffs, they express their annoyance or dissatisfaction with a decision or situation loudly but do not do anything to change it.
1. The British government huffed and puffed at the commission's decision.
  英国政府对委员会的决定愤愤不满。

noun

verb

blow hard and loudly
1. he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain
Synonym:puffchuff
inhale recreational drugs
1. The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day
2. the kids were huffing glue
Synonym:snort

She went off in a huff just because we failed to meet her at the entrance.
因为我们没有到门口迎接，她就愤愤然而离去。
Sure, you can quit your job in a huff and seek greener pastures elsewhere.
当然，你可以一怒之下辞职不干，去别处寻找更绿的牧场。
They can huff and puff but they are powerless to alter the way things are.
他们可以大声嚷嚷，可以发火，但是他们无权，与事无补。
Aiming at the oil wells, the test of water-flood huff and puff with single well is conducted for oil recovery.
针对这类油井进行单井注水吞吐采油试验，研究发现钻遇定容封闭性油藏的油井适合单井注水吞吐开采。
Don't quit your job in a huff; you have to consider your golden handcuffs.
不可因一时生气而辞职；你要考虑自身的福利。
She flounced out of my room in a huff
她愤愤地冲出我的房间。
Wolf: I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in!
我会深呼吸，一口气吹掉你们的房子！
He went off in a huff when she criticized his work.
当她批评他的工作时，他大发脾气地走掉了。
His huff arrive and he departed in it.
他的怒气来了，随乘怒而去。
He made her so angry that she left in a huff.
她让他给气跑了。