| 释义 |
stuff /stʌf/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 原料；材料；物料；素材
Clay is the stuff of which pottery is made. 黏土是制造陶器的原料。
He has got all the stuff ready for building his new house. 他盖新房子需用的全部材料都已齐备。
His marital troubles have made the stuff of gossip. 他在婚姻问题上遇到的麻烦成了人们的谈资。
2. 〈英〉料子；毛料，呢绒
buy some stuff for curtains 买些料子做窗帘
3. 物品，东西；物质；食物；饮料；药品
doctor's stuff 药品
Pick that stuff up off the floor. 把那东西从地上拾起来。
Tar is sticky black stuff. 柏油是种粘乎乎的黑色物质。
He is always eating sweet stuff. 他老是吃甜食。
He used to drink but is now off the stuff. 他从前嗜酒，可现在把那东西戒了。
4. 货色；财产；家具；行李；装备
Quite a lot of stuff had been stolen. 有不少东西被偷走了。
There's some very good stuff in the sale. 有一些很好的货色在削价出售。
My stuff is all packed. 我的行李已全打好。
5. 作品；作品(或演讲、乐曲等)的内容；行为；话
Bach composed some splendid stuff. 巴赫创作了一些极出色的乐曲。
It was a boring lecture. It was all stuff I'd heard before. 这个讲演令人厌烦。全是我听过的老生常谈。
He read me the stuff he had written during the day. 他把自己白天写的那些东西念给我听。
kid stuff 小孩的玩意儿
Cut the “sir”stuff. Only first names here. 把“先生”这一套免了吧。在这儿直呼名字就行了。
6. 〈英口〉〈旧〉无用的东西，废物；无价值(或愚蠢)的著作(或话语、主意等)
an attic full of old stuff 堆满了破旧东西的阁楼
What stuff he writes! 他写的都是些什么无聊货色!
7. 要素，基本的东西；特质，本质；素质
Reading, writing and arithmatic are the basic stuff of school. 读写算是学校的基本课。
the stuff of manhood 男子汉的特质
We aren't the stuff of secret agents, you and me. 你我可都不是那种干特工的料。
He has good stuff in him. 他这人的素质很好。
Do you expect to find in ordinary men the stuff of heroes? 你指望在普通人身上看到英雄的品质吗?
8. 〈口〉能力，本事；擅长，特长
have the stuff to do sth. 有做某事的能耐
9. 〈口〉毒品，麻醉剂(尤指海洛因)
10. [the stuff] 〈口〉钱，钞票
roll in the stuff 在钱里打滚(或非常富有)
11. 〈美口〉【棒】(投球手等使球旋转或呈曲线飞行等的)制球能力；制球；控制的球速；(球的)旋转，飞行曲线
12. 〈美口〉【篮】灌篮，扣篮
13. （发射出的）枪弹；炮弹
14. 〈美俚〉赃物；走私货（尤指走私的威士忌酒）
15. （造纸的）纸浆，浆料，纸料
16. 〈废〉（士兵的）行装；（军队的）辎重
II ❶ vt.
1. 把…填满，把…塞满，把…装满，填装；灌装
stuff a cushion with feathers 用羽毛填充靠垫
stuff one's pipe with tobacco 把烟斗装满烟丝
a bus stuffed (full) with passengers 挤满了乘客的公共汽车
The cupboard was stuffed with old fishing tackle. 小橱里塞满旧的钓鱼用具。
2. 把…填进，把…塞进，把…装进 (into，in)
stuff feathers into a pillow 把羽毛填入枕头
Willie stuffed the bills carelessly into his pocket. 威利随随便便地把钞票往口袋里一塞。
people stuffed in an elevator 挤在电梯里的人们
I stuffed my hand into my pocket for some money. 我把手伸进口袋去掏些钱。
She finished her sandwich and stuffed the wrapper into the plastic cup. 她吃完三明治，把包纸塞入塑料杯。
He stuffed me into a floppy chair. 他把我按在一张柔软的椅子里坐下。
3. 填没，塞住，堵住 (up)
stuff (up) one's ears with cotton wool 用棉花塞住耳朵
stuff (up) a hole with mud 用泥土堵住一个洞
My nose is stuffed up. 我的鼻子塞住了。
4. 填塞(鸟、兽)的皮以作标本，剥制…的标本
a stuffed deer 制成标本的鹿
5. 把填料(或佐料等)塞入(鸡、鸭、鱼、西红柿等)；给…装馅
a delicious stuffed turkey 美味八宝火鸡
stuff a cabbage with mincemeat 把肉糜包入卷心菜
6. 塞饱(肚皮)；塞满(嘴巴)；使吃得很饱；填喂
The children have been stuffing themselves with cakes. 孩子们一直在狼吞虎咽地大吃蛋糕。
stuff a duck 喂填鸭子
7. 使充满，使充斥
a mind stuffed with silly ideas 充满糊涂想法的头脑
people stuffed with unattainable ideals 满脑子不切实际理想的人们
The book is stuffed with delectable stories. 这本书里全是有趣的故事。
He has stuffed the managerial staff with personal associates. 他在管理人员中间安置了许多亲友。
8. 〈美〉把伪票投入(票箱)
Members of the opposition party charged that his supporters had stuffed the ballot boxes. 反对党的人指控说，他的那些追随者投了大量假选票。
9. 〈美俚〉诓骗，作弄；把假货(或赃物)卖给
Don't believe him — he's stuffing you! 别相信他，他是在作弄你!
10. 〈俚〉处理掉，丢掉
11. 〈英口〉(在比赛中)轻易击败(对手)
12. 给(皮革)加脂
13. 〈英俚〉〈忌〉与(女人)性交
14. 【篮】把(球)灌进篮圈
❷ vi.
1. 饱食，狼吞虎咽地吃
2. 【篮】灌篮
[<OFr estoffe < estoffer to furnish, provide < Gmc; 与 MHG stopfen to cram full 有关] phr. a bit of stuff 见 bit¹
and stuff …等等，…之类的
be made of sterner stuff 个性坚强
do one's stuff 〈口〉
1. 干拿手的事，显身手
Do your stuff! You are the only one of us who speaks German. 露一手吧! 你是我们中间惟一能讲德语的人。
2. 干份内的事，做规定的事
get stuffed 〈英口〉
1. [表示厌恶、不愿、不信等]滚开，去你的
I'm going to call you up this evening, so you can go and get stuffed! 我今天晚上会打电话给你，现在你给我走吧!
2. 在(家禽、肉卷等)中塞入填料(或馅)
3. 吃得过饱
know one's stuff 〈口〉精通业务，懂行
They answered all my questions correctly and without any pause for thought — they certainly know their stuff. 他们不假思索地正确回答了我的全部问题——他们肯定精通业务。
not give a stuff 〈英口〉一点也不介意
on the stuff 〈美口〉吸毒成瘾的
She told me her son was on the stuff. 她告诉我，她儿子已吸毒成瘾。
strut one's stuff 〈口〉炫耀自己的外表(或服饰、本领等)，卖弄自己的一套
He walked to the bus, loathing the loafers strutting their stuff in the street. 他朝着公共汽车走去，非常讨厌那些招摇过市的二流子。
stuff and nonsense 胡说八道，废话
stuff down sb.'s throat 见 throat
stuff out (为增加篇幅)把(作品等)拉得很长
He stuffed out his pages with platitudes. 他在稿子里塞进许多陈词滥调拉长篇幅。
His scanty material was stuffed out with appreciation and conjecture. 他的材料贫乏，但他用自己的评论和猜测文字把它拉得很长。
That's the stuff! 〈英口〉这就对啦!好呀!
the stuff to give'em (或 to give the troops) 完全正确的做法
A: I think we should just lay out a lot of cold food on the table and let people serve themselves. B:Excellent! That's the stuff to give 'em. 甲：我想我们就把很多冷菜放在桌子上让大家自己吃吧。乙：好极了!这个办法很好。 |