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stuff·ing /ˈstʌfɪŋ/ n. | phr.
n.
1. 填塞，填装；灌塞，灌装；装馅
2. 〈美〉把伪选票投入票箱的做法(亦作 ballot stuffing)
3. 填充物，填料；(烹制鸡鸭等前填入膛内的)填料；馅；填充剂
There's hardly any stuffing left in the sofa. 沙发里已经没什么填料了。
We had a chicken and stuffing, and new potatoes from the garden. 我们吃了一只鸡连同其填料，还有园子里挖来的新土豆。
4. 〈口〉(比赛中的)残败
phr. knock (或 take) the stuffing out of 〈口〉挫败…的锐气；使…一蹶不振 Then I caught flu, which really knocked the stuffing out of me. 后来我得了流感，这场病真把我弄得元气大伤。put stuffing into 〈口〉增加…的力气 (或力量)，使坚强有力；使具有实质性的东西 The whisky and wine were putting some needed stuffing into me. 威士忌和葡萄酒使我渐渐有了一些所需要的力气。She really puts the stuffing back into these women. 她真可说是给这些妇女重新灌注了力量。 |