(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。
(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。