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。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》