huff [hʌf] noun countable informal ■an angry and offended mood 怒气;恼怒•Ted's gone into one of his huffs again.泰德又发脾气了。 in a huff ■angry and offended 生气的,气恼的•She's in a real huff because I forgot her birthday.我忘了她的生日,所以她大发脾气。 •Julia criticized some aspect of his work and he left/went off in a huff.茱莉亚批评他工作的某些层面,他便气冲冲地走了。 [hʌf] verb intransitive ■to say something in an annoyed or offended way 怒气冲冲地说•"Well if that's how you feel, I'll go, " she huffed.「如果你是那样认为,那我就走了。」 她气冲冲地说道。 [hʌf] verb intransitive huff and puff ■to breathe loudly, usually after physical exercise (通常在运动后)喘大气•We were huffing and puffing by the time we'd climbed to the top of the hill.我们爬上山顶后直喘大气。 informal disapproving ■to complain loudly and express disapproval 大声抱怨,反对•They huffed and puffed about the price but eventually they paid up.他们大声抱怨价格太高,但最后还是付了钱。 |