huff
英式音标[hʌf]
美式英标[hʌf]
基本解释
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
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.
实用例句
- 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》
