huff
英 [hʌf]
美[hʌf]
- vt. 把…吹胀；激怒；蔑视
- vi. 吹气；发怒；恫吓
- n. 发怒
- n. (Huff)人名；(匈)胡夫；(英)赫夫
词态变化
第三人称单数: huffs;过去式: huffed;过去分词: huffed;现在分词: huffing;
助记提示
1. 谐音“哈呼”-----模拟吹气的声音。
2. apparently imitative of exhaling. Extended sense of "bluster with indignation".
3. 引申义：气鼓鼓的样子、气鼓鼓的说。
4. huff and puff：虚张声势；咆哮；暴怒，暴跳如雷。
2. apparently imitative of exhaling. Extended sense of "bluster with indignation".
3. 引申义：气鼓鼓的样子、气鼓鼓的说。
4. huff and puff：虚张声势；咆哮；暴怒，暴跳如雷。
中文词源
huff 生气，发怒
拟声词，模仿发怒时的呼气声。
英文词源
- huff (v.)
- mid-15c., apparently imitative of exhaling. Extended sense of "bluster with indignation" is attested from 1590s. Related: Huffed; huffing. As a slang term for a type of narcotics abuse, by 1996. As a noun from 1590s; to leave in a huff is recorded from 1778. Popular terms for "strong beer or ale" noted from 1577 include huff cap as well as mad dog and dragon's milk.
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She flounced out of my room in a huff.
- 她愤愤地冲出我的房间。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He's gone back to London in a huff and good riddance.
- 他已经怒气冲冲地回伦敦了，总算把他打发走了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. He went off in a huff when she criticized his work.
- 当她批评他的工作时,他怒气冲冲地走掉了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. He left the room in a huff.
- 他怒冲冲地离开了房间.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》