whiff
whiff /wɪf/ nghĩa là làn gió nhẹ
Các nghĩa
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làn gió nhẹ
A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
Purrus at Pryam driues, but all in rage, / Strikes vvide, but vvith the vvhiffe and vvinde / Of his fell ſvvord, th'unnerued father falles.
Their Enſignes ſhine, and Dragons fell that therein pictur'd ſhow, / VVave to and fro vvith vvhiffes of vvind, as it doth gently blovv.
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hơi thở phả ra
A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially when accompanied by smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
Four pipes after dinner he conſtantly ſmokes; / And ſeaſons his whifs with impertinent jokes.
The skipper, he blew a whiff from his pipe, / And a scornful laugh laughed he.
Silver took a whiff or two of his pipe with great composure, and then ran on again.
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mùi thoảng qua
An odour (usually unpleasant) carried briefly through the air.
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làn khói nhỏ
A small quantity of cloud, smoke, vapour, etc.; specifically (obsolete), chiefly in take the whiff: a puff of tobacco smoke.
Shift. […] His cheef exerciſes are taking the VVhiffe, ſquiring a Cocatrice, and making priuie ſearches for Imparters.
The Hispaniola rolled steadily, dipping her bowsprit now and then with a whiff of spray.
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cờ hiệu
A flag used as a signal.
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cá bơn
Any of a number of flatfish such as (dated) the lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) and now, especially, the megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) and (with a descriptive word) a species of large-tooth flounder or sand flounder (family Paralichthyidae).
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dấu hiệu thoáng qua
A slight sign of something; a burst, a glimpse, a hint.
They had their little differences, too; / Their jealous whiffs, which never any change meant: […]
But there seemed to be not a whiff of life left in either of the unfortunates.
This little whiff of temper seemed to cool Silver down. He had been growing nettled before, but now he pulled himself together.
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cơn nhẹ
A slight attack or touch.
Dạng khác
- whiffs plural
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