puffing up

The grandmother laughed. "Oh, that is only steam, " she said. "You can see it coming out of the spout and puffing up under the lid. "

祖母大笑起来。“呵，那是水蒸气，”她说。“你可以看见水蒸气从壶嘴里喷出来，从壶盖下扑哧扑哧地往外冒。”

Governments in post-conflict situation often respond by puffing up the civil service.

冲突后的政府通常的应对方式是猛招公务员。

Forges ahead at full speed, bullets puffing up dust underfoot.

飞似地前进，子弹在脚下扬起缕缕烟尘。

Frog went leaping over rock, and Toad came puffing up behind him.

青蛙一蹦一跳地越过岩石，蟾蜍呼哧呼哧地跟在后面。

For example, I may find myself puffing up while talking to my husband and becoming powerless while talking to my mother.

譬如我会发现，我自己当和我丈夫讲话时膨胀起来，而当和我母亲讲话时变得无力。

In Japan, the government was deeply complicit in puffing up the market and complicit, too, in hiding the ensuing mess for years.

然而在日本，政府会忙于造成市场繁荣假象，并会多年掩盖种种混乱迹象。

When a furry animal is confronted with sudden danger, a predator for example, it can make itself look more menacing by puffing up it's fur.

当一个毛绒动物面临突如其来的危险，“食肉动物”侦察机为例，它可以使自己看起来更威胁了它的皮毛以说明。