puffy

英 ['pʌfi] 美 ['pʌfi]

adj.浮肿的；膨胀的；肥满的

◉Etymology

“Puffy” 是一个形容词，源自英语单词 “puff”，意为“一阵风、烟或气息”。“Puff” 本身源自中世纪英语 “puf”，再往前追溯到古法语 “poeuf”，意为“一阵风吹起”。“Puffy” 用来形容某物看起来像“鼓起”或“膨胀”的状态，通常用于描述物体或人体的肿胀或膨胀。

◉外刊例句

① The baker’s puffy eyes betrayed his lack of sleep as he kneaded the dough. The New Yorker, 2023-09-15

面包师那肿胀的眼睛暴露了他缺乏睡眠的事实，因为他正在揉面团。

② The cat’s fur was puffed up in the cold, making it look twice its usual size. The Guardian, 2023-08-22

猫的毛发在寒冷中膨胀，使它看起来比平时大了一倍

◉经典名著

① 《飘》（Gone with the Wind）, Margaret Mitchell, 1936

Scarlett’s face was puffy from crying, but her eyes still held a spark of defiance.

斯嘉丽的脸因哭泣而肿胀，但她的眼睛依然闪烁着反抗的光芒。

② 《麦田里的守望者》（The Catcher in the Rye）, J.D. Salinger, 1951

Holden’s puffy cheeks made him look like a chubby cherub, despite his sullen mood.

霍尔顿肿胀的脸颊使他看起来像个胖乎乎的小天使，尽管他心情忧郁。

◉Usage Examples

(1) Her skin is puffy round her eyes.

(2) I examined the puffy skin under my eyes.

(3) Beat the mixture until it has a light, puffy texture.

(4) She was placid, puffy and mature.

(1) 她眼圈浮肿。

(2) 我仔细查看自己浮肿的眼袋。

(3) 把混合料搅拌到发起来为止。

(4) 她娴静、丰满、成熟。

◉Colins

1. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（尤指脸部）肿胀的，浮肿的 If a part of someone's body, especially their face, is puffy, it has a round, swollen appearance.

Her cheeks were puffy with crying.

她哭得面颊浮肿。

...dark-ringed puffy eyes.

眼圈发黑、眼泡肿起

puffiness

He noticed some slight puffiness beneath her eyes.

他注意到她的眼袋略有浮肿。

2. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（云朵）白色棉团状的 If you describe a cloud as puffy, you mean that it looks like a large ball of white cotton wool. Puffy clouds appear during fine weather. [usu ADJ n] [LITERARY 文]

The sea was blue, and white puffy clouds sailed by.

大海一片蔚蓝，朵朵白云飘过。