spew out clouds of smoke; exaggerate
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb phrase
to spew out clouds of smoke; to smoke heavily
informalA vivid metaphor, often used to describe someone smoking a lot in one sitting, with the smoke billowing out like clouds and mist.
Tā他
chóu愁
méi眉
kǔ苦
liǎn脸
de地
zuò坐
zài在
jiǎo角
luò落
，
pēn喷
tǔ吐
yún云
wù雾
。
He sat gloomily in the corner, puffing out clouds of smoke.
Jǐ几
ge个
lǎo老
yǒu友
yī一
biān边
dǎ打
pái牌
，
yī一
biān边
pēn喷
tǔ吐
yún云
wù雾
，
fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
yān烟
wù雾
liáo缭
rào绕
。
A few old friends played cards while spewing out clouds of smoke, filling the room with a haze.
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Tā他
bǎ把
yān烟
shēn深
xī吸
yī一
kǒu口
，
rán然
hòu后
huǎn缓
huǎn缓
pēn喷
tǔ吐
yún云
wù雾
。
He took a deep drag of the cigarette, then slowly exhaled a cloud of smoke.
verb phrase
to speak extravagantly; to make wild claims
informalA figurative extension of the original meaning, used to describe someone talking big, exaggerating, or making statements that are grandiose but lack substance.
Nǐ你
bié别
tīng听
tā他
pēn喷
tǔ吐
yún云
wù雾
，
tā他
shuō说
de的
nà那
xiē些
xiàng项
mù目
gēn根
běn本
méi没
yǐng影
r儿
。
Don't listen to his wild claims; those projects he's talking about don't exist at all.
Zhè这
ge个
tuī推
xiāo销
yuán员
jiù就
huì会
pēn喷
tǔ吐
yún云
wù雾
，
bǎ把
chǎn产
pǐn品
chuī吹
dé得
tiān天
huā花
luàn乱
zhuì坠
。
This salesperson just spews extravagant talk, hyping the product to the skies.