puffy

puffy
(puffier, puffiest)
  1. (especially of part of the body) unusually swollen and soft
    (尤指身体部位)膨胀的;浮肿的
    her eyes were puffy and full of tears.
    她双眼浮肿噙满泪水。
    ■soft, rounded, and light
    松软的;圆形的;轻柔的
    small puffy clouds.
    小片轻柔的云朵。
    ■( of a garment or part of a garment) padded or gathered to give a rounded shape
    (衣服等)内加衬垫或打褶裥而膨起的,打泡裥的
    a puffy blue ski-jacket.
    膨起的蓝色滑雪衫。
    ■(figurative)(of a piece of writing) over-embellished and pompous
    (喻)(作品)过分修饰的,浮夸的
    prose at its most laboured and puffy.
    最最矫揉造作过分修饰的散文。
  2. (of wind or breath) coming in short bursts
    喘息的
    his breath was puffy and fast.
    他的呼吸又紧又急。
派生
puffily
adverb
puffiness
noun
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