puff out

膨らませる

体の一部や物を満たしたり外へ押したりして、大きく丸くする。

やさしい英語で： To make part of your body or another object larger or rounder by filling or pushing it outward.

• Puff out your cheeks.
• He puffed out his chest with pride.
• The cold bird puffed its feathers out.

使い方： puff something out (The bird puffed its feathers out.)

類義語： inflate, swell

反対語： deflate

よく使う表現： puff out cheeks, puff out feathers

煙を吐き出す、噴き出す

煙や気体を少しずつ繰り返し吐き出す。

やさしい英語で： To release smoke or gas in small amounts, one after another.

• The engine puffed out smoke.
• An old train puffed out clouds of steam.
• The factory chimney was puffing out black smoke all morning.

使い方： puff something out (The chimney puffed out thick smoke.)

類義語： emit, give off

よく使う表現： puff out smoke, puff out steam

軽く吹き出す

空気や煙を短く弱い息で吹き出す。

やさしい英語で： To blow air or smoke out with a short, gentle breath.

• She puffed out a little air.
• He puffed out a smoke ring and watched it rise.
• The child puffed out a gentle breath through pursed lips.

使い方： puff something out (He puffed a smoke ring out through his lips.)

類義語： blow out, breathe out

よく使う表現： puff out air, puff out smoke