huff
vi. 噴,吹; 叫囂,虛張聲勢; 惱怒的反應; 生氣
vt. 使膨脹,使充氣; 蠻橫地對待,欺侮; 惱怒; 煩惱
If you huff, you indicate that you are annoyed or offended about something, usually by the way that you say something.
'This', huffed Mr Buthelezi, 'was discrimination.'
“這個,”布特萊齊先生氣憤地說,“是歧視。”
If someone is in a huff, they are behaving in a bad-tempered way because they are annoyed and offended.
After the row in a pub he drove off in a huff.
在酒吧裡吵了一架後,他氣鼓鼓地開車走了。
If someone huffs and puffs, they express their annoyance or dissatisfaction with a decision or situation loudly but do not do anything to change it.
The British government huffed and puffed at the commission's decision.
英國政府對委員會的決定憤憤不滿。
1. a state of irritation or annoyance
1. inhale recreational drugs
2. blow hard and loudly;
huff and puff
(由於疲勞)沉重地呼吸
Those people can huff and puff but they are powerless the way things are.
那些人只會滿口大話,要改變現狀時他們便無能為力了.
His eyes gleamed and Mrs. Meade bit her lip in a huff.
他得意地說著,眼睛閃閃發亮,把米德太太平得嘴唇都快咬破了.
Putin will most likely be left to huff and puff alone.
普京極有可能獨自氣惱.
He went off in a huff when she criticized his work.
當她批評他的工作時,他怒氣衝衝地走掉了.
What's the use of flying into a huff at home?
在家跳蹋會子也不中用.