| 单词 |
whuff |
| 释义 |
whuff, v.|hwʌf| [Imitative; cf. whuff, dial. var. whiff (see Eng. Dial. Dict.).] intr. To make a sound as of a forcible blast of breath or wind; trans. to utter with such a sound. Also as int. imitating such a sound. Hence ˈwhuffing vbl. n. So whuffle |ˈhwʌf(ə)l| v., intr. in same sense; trans. to drive by blowing forcibly.
1896H. G. Wells Wheels of Chance xix, He whuffed a contemptuous laugh. 1906‘John Oxenham’ Giant Circumstance ii, One of the horses..woke up enough to whuffle the flies out of its nose. 1907― Carette xxxiii, The water began whuffling against the rock walls. 1919J. J. Bennett Dover Patrol 172 ‘Whing! Whuff!’ and another muffled burst comes a minute or so later. |

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容:
相关热词搜索:whuff英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语