puff up1.■一阵一阵地升起;一阵一阵地吹起:He puffed up the balloon.他给气球充了气。2.■(使)膨胀,(使)肿胀,(使)隆起,(使)鼓起:His face was puffed up with the infection in his tooth.因牙发炎,他的脸肿了起来。3.■(使)骄傲自大;(使)自负;(使)趾高气扬:Victory had not puffed him up.胜利并未使他骄傲自大。4.■(烟)噗噗地喷出:Smoke puffed up from the forest fire.烟雾从森林大火上喷起。5.■过分赞扬:You hit too many homers and people start puffing you up.你打中了太多的本垒,于是人们开始把你捧上了天。
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