poof
poof1[pʊf, puːf](亦作 pouf)noun- (Brit. informal, derogatory)an effeminate or homosexual man
(英,非正式,贬)娘娘腔的男人,男同性恋者
派生poofy( ) adjective语源- mid 19th cent.: perhaps an alteration of the archaic noun puff in the sense 'braggart'
poof2[pʊf](亦作pouf)exclamation- used to convey the suddenness with which someone or something disappears
噗(用以表示人或物突然消失)
once you've used it, poof—it's gone.
你用过以后,噗——它就没了。
- used to express contemptuous dismissal
呸(用以表示不屑)
‘Oh, poof!’ said Will. ‘You say that every year.’.
“哦,呸!”威尔说道,“你年年都这么说。”。
语源- early 19th cent.: symbolic
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