huff
- vt. 把…吹脹;激怒;蔑視
- vi. 吹氣;發(fā)怒;恫嚇
- n. 發(fā)怒
- n. (Huff)人名;(匈)胡夫;(英)赫夫
詞態(tài)變化
助記提示
2. apparently imitative of exhaling. Extended sense of "bluster with indignation".
3. 引申義:氣鼓鼓的樣子、氣鼓鼓的說(shuō)。
4. huff and puff:虛張聲勢(shì);咆哮;暴怒,暴跳如雷。
中文詞源
擬聲詞,模仿發(fā)怒時(shí)的呼氣聲。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. After the row in a pub he drove off in a huff.
- 在酒吧里吵了一架后,他氣鼓鼓地開(kāi)車(chē)走了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. She flounced out of my room in a huff.
- 她憤憤地沖出我的房間。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. He's gone back to London in a huff and good riddance.
- 他已經(jīng)怒氣沖沖地回倫敦了,總算把他打發(fā)走了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. He went off in a huff when she criticized his work.
- 當(dāng)她批評(píng)他的工作時(shí),他怒氣沖沖地走掉了.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. He left the room in a huff.
- 他怒沖沖地離開(kāi)了房間.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》