puffer
noun[C]
uk/ˈpʌf.ər/us/ˈpʌf.ɚ/puffernoun[C](DEVICE)
asmalldevicethat you use inordertoinhale(= take in bybreathing)particularmedicines:
（用来吸入药物的）喷药器Hisbedsidedrawerswerefilledwithemptyasthmapuffers.他的床头柜的抽屉里装满了用完的哮喘喷药器。
I camehomefrom thechemistswith acarrierbagofsteroidpuffers.我从药房回家，带回来一袋子的类固醇喷药器。
Synonym
inhaler
adeviceormachinethatblowsoutair,gas,powder, etc. inshortbursts:
（气体、粉末）吹送器Treat allcracksandcrevicesandentrypointsusing thecockroachpuffer,rememberingtodustlightlyandthoroughly.使用蟑螂扑灭器处理所有的裂缝和缝隙以及入口处，记住要轻轻地彻底除尘。
About 95 puffers, which usequickblastsofairtotestfortracesofexplosivesubstances, are in use at the nation'sairports.全国机场大约有95个吹送器在使用中，这些吹送器使用快速吹送空气来测试爆炸物质的痕迹。
Medical & surgical equipment
- bioprinting
- bougie
- cannula
- catheterization
- catheterize
- defibrillator
- drip
- ECG
- electrocardiogram
- inhaler
- iron lung
- kidney machine
- lancet
- nebulizer
- needle exchange
- radiograph
- retinaculum
- safety blanket
- sterilizer
- thermometer
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Machines - generators & pumps
puffernoun[C](STEAM BOAT/TRAIN)
UKinformal
asteamboat(= aboatthat isdrivenbysteam):
The puffer waslyingoverslightlyto onesideand hermastlayat anawkward,unnaturalangle.
The last Clyde puffer to haveluggedcargoaround theWestcoastis goinghome.
UKinformal
asteamtrain(= atrainpulledby anenginepoweredbysteam):
Thevenerablepuffer will make threeexcursionsadaybetween York and Scarborough from 20Julyto 31August.
Passenger, cargo & military ships
- banana boat
- car ferry
- clipper
- container ship
- Corvette
- cutter
- flagship
- hydrofoil
- liner
- oil tanker
- paddle steamer
- side-wheeler
- slaver
- steamboat
- steamer
- submersible
- supertanker
- transport ship
- troopship
- U-boat
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Railways: trains & parts of trains
puffernoun[C](PERSON)
informal
someone whosmokes:
抽烟者Mostbarsprovideanoutsideareafor the puffers topuffin.大多数酒吧都提供了一个室外区域，让抽烟者可以在那里吞云吐雾。
All but the mostblinkeredpuffers among us willfreelyadmitthatsmokingis anastyhabit.除了最盲目的吸烟者之外，我们中的其他所有人都会坦率地承认，吸烟是一种讨厌的习惯。
informal
someone whobreathesoutheavilywhen theyrun,walk, or doexercise:
（奔跑、行走或运动时）喘初气的人Then, after a fewmonths, Istartedtoovertaketheoccasionalhuffer and puffer.然后，在经过几个月之后，我开始偶尔能超过一两个跑得气喘吁吁的人。
Tobacco & smoking
- anti-tobacco
- ashtray
- big tobacco
- briar
- chain-smoker
- cigarette
- cigarette butt
- cigarette holder
- fag
- filter tip
- lighter
- passive smoking
- roll up!idiom
- roll-your-own
- second-hand smoke
- shisha
- smokeless
- smoko
- tobacco
- weed
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Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
puffernoun[C](COAT)
(alsopuffer coat,puffer jacket)
awarmcoatfilledwiththicksoftmaterialsewnintosections,especiallyone in which thesectionslookas though they arepuffedup(=fullofair):
（分节缝制、看起来像充了气的）保暖大衣She waswearinga puffer with a fur-linedhood.她穿着一件带毛皮兜帽的保暖大衣。
Coats, jackets & cloaks
- achkan
- anorak
- Barbour
- barn coat
- baseball jacket
- dinner jacket
- DJ
- donkey jacket
- double-breasted
- doublet
- lumber jacket
- mac
- mackintosh
- mantle
- Nehru jacket
- single-breasted
- slicker
- smoking jacket
- sports jacket
- stole
puffernoun[C](FISH)
(alsopufferfish)
atypeoffish, usuallyfoundinwarmortropicalseas, that can make itselflargerbyfillingitsstomachwithwaterorair:
鲀鱼Among otherfishtaken were a fewsmallflounders, anoccasionalmackerel, andevensculpins and puffers.捕获的其他鱼类包括几条小鲆鱼，偶尔有一条鲭鱼，甚至还有杜父鱼和鲀鱼。
Sea fish
- albacore
- American shad
- anchovy
- barracuda
- beluga
- dory
- eel
- elver
- flatfish
- flathead
- manta ray
- marlin
- nurse shark
- pilchard
- plaice
- stickleback
- stingray
- stonefish
- sturgeon
- swordfish