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huff

verb

🔊/hʌf/

🔊/hʌf/

[transitive, intransitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they huff	🔊/hʌf/ 🔊/hʌf/
he / she / it huffs	🔊/hʌfs/ 🔊/hʌfs/
past simple huffed	🔊/hʌft/ 🔊/hʌft/
past participle huffed	🔊/hʌft/ 🔊/hʌft/
-ing form huffing	🔊/ˈhʌfɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈhʌfɪŋ/

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(+ speech) to say something or make a noise in a way that shows you are offended or annoyed生气地说；怒气冲冲
- ‘Well, nobody asked you,’ she huffed irritably.“哼，谁问你了。” 她怒气冲冲地说。🔊🔊
Topics Feelingsc2
Word Originlate 16th cent.: imitative of the sound of blowing.

Idioms

huff and puff (informal)

to breathe in a noisy way because you are very tired气喘吁吁；上气不接下气
- Jack was huffing and puffing to keep up with her.杰克气喘吁吁地跟着她。🔊🔊
to make it obvious that you are annoyed about something without doing anything to change the situation发脾气；愤然不理；生闷气；气呼呼
- After much huffing and puffing, she finally agreed to help.她生了好一阵闷气之后才终于同意帮忙。🔊🔊
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huff

noun

🔊/hʌf/

🔊/hʌf/

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Idioms

in a huff

(informal) in a bad mood, especially because somebody has annoyed or upset you怒气冲冲；生气
- She went off in a huff.她怒气冲冲地走了。🔊🔊
Extra Examples
- He's in a huff because he wasn't invited.他没有得到邀请，正在生气呢。
- She got in a huff at being doubted.她因为遭到怀疑而生气。
- She went off in a huff after losing the game.输掉比赛后，她气呼呼地走开了。
- He was in a huff about being doubted.他因怀疑而怒不可遏。
- She went home in a huff.她怒气冲冲地回家了。
Topics Feelingsc2