1Matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or indeterminate kind that are being referred to, indicated, or implied.

擅长技术问题的女孩。

所有那些跑步、游泳之类的事。

1. 1.1 A person's belongings, equipment, or baggage.
   财产；装备；行李
   he took his stuff and went

   他拿着行李走了。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Your stuff has proven it works with my equipment so I am going to need lots of it within the next six months.
   • And so, all Graham's stuff for the trip packed neatly into two soft cases, to bed.
   • But this stuff is being purveyed by the Religious Affairs Department of the Saudi Armed Forces.

   Synonyms

   belongings, possessions, personal possessions, effects, property, goods, goods and chattels

   paraphernalia, accoutrements, appurtenances, trappings

   informal gear, things, tackle, kit

   British informal clobber, gubbins
2. 1.2British dated, informal Worthless or foolish ideas, speech, or writing; rubbish.
   〈英，非正式，旧〉无价值（或愚蠢的）想法（或讲话、写作）；废物，无用的东西
   as exclamation stuff and nonsense!

   胡说八道！

   Example sentencesExamples

   • It doesn't go in for politics or injustice or any such stuff and nonsense.
   • So what are the general public and patients to make of this stuff and nonsense?
   • The problem is, however, that to get to the point where we can afford all this stuff and nonsense, we have to work ridiculously long hours.
   • The lectures were the usual old stuff and nonsense, but it's so easy to make new friends when you just bitch.
   • At first sight such an idea seems outrageous stuff and nonsense.

   Synonyms

   rubbish, nonsense, twaddle, balderdash, claptrap, gibberish, drivel

   informal poppycock, tripe, bunk, piffle, bosh, bilge, hot air, hogwash, hooey, baloney, mumbo jumbo

   British informal cobblers, codswallop, tosh

   Scottish &amp Northern English informal havers

   Irish informal codology

   North American informal garbage, flapdoodle, blathers, wack, bushwa, applesauce

   informal, dated tommyrot, rot, bunkum

   vulgar slang bullshit, crap, bollocks, balls

   Australian/New Zealand vulgar slang bulldust
3. 1.3informal Drink or drugs.
   〈非正式〉饮料；毒品
   the islanders get fighting mad on the stuff

   ‘Are you doing stuff, Kevin?’ he asked

   Example sentencesExamples

   • It follows that you need a sufficient quantity to significantly alter your mood, otherwise why drink the bloody stuff?
   • Basically, it's stuff to get drunk with; that is really what alcohol is for.
   • I would not encourage my kids to smoke the stuff, but when they are sixteen, they can if they want.
   • Me and my bros used to drink that stuff like we now drink beer i.e. like there's no tomorrow.
   • Piffle mate, would you go in a car while the driver is smoking the stuff?
   • I slowly went downhill and back on to the heavy stuff like heroin.
   • If they allowed dope to be used, I could grow her stuff, she could smoke it, and her life would be improved.
   • At first money wasn't a problem I had a good job, good house, I sold my house to the drug dealers so they could sell their stuff.
4. 1.4one's stuff Things in which one is knowledgeable and experienced; one's area of expertise.
   特长，擅长，专长
   he knows his stuff and can really write

   他是个行家，真能写。

   Synonyms

   facts, information, data, subject, discipline

   informal onions

2The basic constituents or characteristics of something or someone.

希利具备更坚定的品质。

这样的旅行真是他梦寐以求的。

3British dated Woollen fabric, especially as distinct from silk, cotton, and linen.

她的深色呢礼服。

4North American (in sport) spin given to a ball to make it vary its course.

1. 4.1Baseball A pitcher's ability to produce spin on a ball or control the speed of delivery of a ball.
   （球员的）打旋转球（或控制击球速度）的能力
   Example sentencesExamples

   • His stuff is similar to that of Kerry Wood, the player whom I am speaking of above.
   • Ramirez struggles with his control at times but has much better stuff and is more durable than Reynolds.
   • He says he hasn't changed anything in his delivery - he just isn't trusting his stuff.
   • Bernero has savvy and changes speeds, but hitters sometimes sit on his off-speed stuff.

1Fill (a receptacle or space) tightly with something.

一把塞满了钱的旧茶壶。

〈喻〉他头脑里装满了神话和禁忌故事。

1. 1.1 Force or cram (something) tightly into a receptacle or space.
   〈非正式〉把…填进，把…塞进，把…装进
   he stuffed a thick wad of notes into his jacket pocket

   他把厚厚的一叠钞票塞进夹克口袋里。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Vincent was a little worried that Kass would drag the book into his house, but the clever boy stuffed it inside the glove compartment.
   • Christy removed her hat and gloves and stuffed them into her coat pocket.
   • She smiled back and went to the sink, where she wedged a rubber cap past the pile of dishes and stuffed it onto the drain.
   • She shoved supplies into her pack, stuffing it nearly to the point that it could rip the seams.
   • The bags of cash were much too large to hide, but they were stuffed underneath the back seats as tightly as possible.
   • I muttered and began to adjust the black leather jacket and stuffed it in my bag, before overlooking the boxes.
   • Removing his gloves, Charles stuffs them in the pocket of his gray woolen coat before walking away from the table.
   • He gathered his homework into a pile and stuffed it into his book-bag.
   • As she rolled her clothes up tightly and stuffed them in securely, she tried to recall what it was that she missed the most.
   • I was stuffing a pair of gloves in his pockets when he walked into the room.
   • Quickly, they put coats, boots, hats, scarves and gloves on, stuffing cookie into their mouths as quickly as possible.
   • I kept folding up the wads of twenties and stuffing them in the pocket of my shorts.
   • She grabbed some latex gloves and stuffed them in her pocket along with the transmitter enclosed in a bag, with fingerprints already removed.
   • He then tore off his white gloves, and stuffed the garments into his knapsack as he drew closer to a pub near the outskirts of Firith.
   • My hand was unexpectedly clutching the stone tightly as I stuffed the paper back in the bottle.
   • Hundreds of drawings are stuffed into piles of plastic carrier bags, and on the bed a punk Teddy bear, complete with badges, safety pins and a torn ear, lies on his own little pillow.
   • Once inside the man quickly tied her wrists together behind her back and stuffed a thick cloth into her mouth and tied it tightly behind her head, gagging her.
   • It was unbelievable how much junk was stuffed into the small space.
   • I stuffed the bottle with scraps of paper and tinder-dry sticks of which there was a plentiful supply.
   • Shoving students into lectures is like stuffing sausage meat into one end of a sausage machine but ignoring the copious waste that spills out half way through the process.

   Synonyms

   shove, thrust, push, ram, cram, squeeze, press, force, compress, jam, wedge

   pack, crowd, stow, pile, stick
2. 1.2informal Hastily force (something) into a space.
   〈非正式〉匆忙（或笨拙）地把…塞进（或按进）
   Sadie took the coin and stuffed it in her coat pocket

   萨蒂拿起硬币匆忙地塞进外套口袋里。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Lucas hastily stuffed his drawings back into their folder and the folder disappeared into his backpack again.
   • I hastily stuffed everything into my backpack, crushing many important math assignments… whoops!
   • He read it hastily before stuffing it in his pocket.
   • He produced a bread knife and ordered the women to open the safe and then lie on the ground before he stuffed notes and coins into a black holdall.
   • I hastily stuffed the blouse and skirt into the plastic bag Terry brought.
   • She packed up her books and hastily stuffed them in her bag, walked out the hall and headed straight for the door.
   • Hastily, she stuffed her feet into a pair of sneakers and ran downstairs to where her grandfather was waiting for her.
   • Hastily, Gwen stuffed her cell phone in her purse, and got on the computer where she checked her email.
   • He laughed while hastily stuffing the paper in his binder, still cracking up about his ‘little joke’.
   • She hastily scribbled something down, and then stuffed the pad into a drawer in the kitchen.
   • Hastily, I stuffed the Oreo boxes into a large duffel bag.
   • I asked Sarza as she hastily stuffed water bottles, napkins, and granola bars into a tote bag.
   • Cane picked up the coins and stuffed them in his pockets; there were perhaps two hundred, so soon his pockets were full.
   • I hastily stuffed three more forkfuls in my mouth, waiting for him to answer.
   • Young and the others hastily stuffed a purifier into each nostril and inhaled some much needed fresh air.
   • He went to his locker, snagged some of his things and stuffed them hastily inside his large duffel bag.
   • I meekly stuffed the meter with pound coins to the maximum permitted amount and we commenced shifting boxes and bags.
   • I pulled out the piece of paper from my pocket where I had hastily stuffed it.
   • Schilling hastily stuffed a box full of items for her to auction at the tournament.
   • I copied down the words and hastily stuffed the paper in my pocket.
3. 1.3 Fill out the skin of (a dead animal) with material to restore the original shape and appearance.
   在（死动物或鸟）皮里填物作标本，使成为标本
   he took the bird to a taxidermist to be stuffed

   他把鸟送到剥制师那里去制作标本。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • As well as early fossils, there are displays of stuffed animals and birds, including a male and female Great Bustard.
   • Poppino nurtures his student in the black arts of stuffing dead animals and soon Valerio has given up his job and his girlfriend to pursue this new calling.
   • The dead elephant was stuffed and exhibited, and it stood in Vienna until Maximilian sent it to Munich.
   • Hefty wooden tables and benches are situated on two levels and stuffed birds and animals stare down at diners from under the high ceiling's wooden beams.
   • Last week I had the rare opportunity to shoot a panorama inside a museum diorama animal display filled with stuffed animals large and small.
   • We also saw a variety of stuffed animals, birds and the full body size skins of the bear and the moose.
   • This room was packed full of fishing, game and stuffed animals and game birds.
   • My neighbor is sitting beside me at a drum kit, with a stuffed hound dog between us.
   • They've got stuffed beasts, stuffed birds, stuffed fish, and a huge historic rifle collection.
   • Several Irish talk show hosts have been filling the air waves with information about stuffing your dead pets.
   • The prize for the final event, the best overall bird, is that it will be stuffed free of charge by local taxidermist Gerry Lundy.
   • But Ron says there is still a place for stuffed or freeze-dried animals and birds.
   • Phar Lap, a famous Aussie racehorse, was stuffed and standing in a corner.
   • The Rivington otter has been sent to a Liverpool taxidermist to be stuffed.
   • He brought the ladder under a light gray stuffed Husky dog, climbed up the three steps and took down the dog.
   • Why would there even be such a museum filled with stuffed versions of animals who are not extinct?
   • But doesn't this collection of stuffed, damaged, dead animals upset Singer, even though she has put her heart into giving them a purpose?
   • What appears to be a very strange place with large bird cages and freaky stuffed animals wasn't manufactured on a sound stage but was in fact exactly how his house looked every day!
   • Then they come to a taxidermist's shop with stuffed animals in the window.
   • One thing unites the animals: they are all dead but stuffed by taxidermists at Edinburgh's Royal Museum on Chambers Street.
4. 1.4 Fill (the cavity of an item of food) with a savoury or sweet mixture, especially before cooking.
   把填料（或佐料）塞入，给…装馅
   chicken stuffed with mushrooms and breadcrumbs

   塞有蘑菇和面包屑的鸡。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The burrito was stuffed with a mess of subtly-spiced smooth black beans, chunks of nicely roasted vegetables and molten cheese.
   • It may be eaten in the form of tamales, the dough stuffed with savoury or sweet mixtures and steamed in maize or banana leaves.
   • The game hen was light, savory and the chestnut stuffing slightly sweet, and deliciously spiced.
   • But I fancied the savoury pancakes stuffed with mushrooms, tomatoes and onions, and covered in a creamy cheese sauce.
   • I've stuffed the ravioli with a thick paste or pesto of rocket and crunchy pine nuts for a really punchy flavour and texture, ready for a thin coating of rich tomato sauce.
   • The chicken breasts can be stuffed in advance and popped in the steamer when you get in from work.
   • Try the skewered shiitake mushrooms stuffed with minced chicken or handmade buckwheat noodles.
   • Whole wheat tortillas are stuffed with refried black beans, real cactus leaves and cheddar cheese.
   • The thick slices of roast duck are stuffed into peeled fresh lychees, which are then laid in a sauce of lime, honey and osmanthus paste.
5. 1.5informal Fill (oneself) with large amounts of food.
   〈非正式〉拼命吃；塞饱（肚子）
   he stuffed himself with Parisian chocolates

   他大吃巴黎巧克力。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • We stuffed ourselves with hot dogs, corn dogs, funnel cakes, and everything else that we couldn't draw ourselves away from.
   • I added a carton of milk and a dessert to my tray and turned to look at the sea of faces already stuffing themselves with their lunch.
   • The picture of you stuffing yourself with nachos in a fairy costume is not the best one to post on the Internet.
   • I, at this point in time, was stuffing myself with so many biscuits that I was finding it hard to keep them inside my face.
   • When everybody finally stuffed themselves full of food, Mr. Kaufman led us as we checked the exits hoping that they were unlocked.
   • After they stuffed themselves with pizza and soda, they walked the short distance to the motel.
   • After losing my supper thanks to those cursed waves last night, I stuffed myself with plain crackers this morning to settle my stomach.
   • Needless to say my ticket's already paid for and will be waiting for me at the box office tomorrow night after I've stuffed myself with turkey.
   • Imitating their elders on such occasions, they stuffed themselves with a lot of food and drink, and roared with merriment to the bemusement of all the diners around.
   • On busy weekends, most tables are overlooked by a high-chair in which a small, food-covered being is stuffing itself with penne by the fistful.
   • Staff dressed up in football shirts, raffled prizes and stuffed themselves with cake all in the aid of three local charities.
   • Sales of sandals, swimwear and ice cream have fallen and we're stuffing ourselves with comfort food to warm up after getting drenched.
   • Meanwhile, while Holly stuffed herself with food and downed the coffee, someone put their hands over her eyes.
   • This is a lovely event which appeals to all the couch potatoes who stuffed themselves with Christmas Turkey on the day before and who now need considerable exercise to work it off!
   • There may be a large birthday cake but, by the time everyone's stuffed themselves with turkey and pudding, nobody can ever face eating even a small slice of it.
   • After we had stuffed ourselves with pasta and salad, the six of us decided on a few games at the bowling alley.
   • For that few minutes, we were all silent, as we stuffed ourselves with the delicious food.
   • We had stopped off at one of the many abandoned convenience stores on the way, and stuffed ourselves with what little was left.
   • We then watched Fungus the Bogeyman whilst stuffing ourselves with fruit pastilles.
   • Jeremy had lit the fire earlier and I was lying beside it now, basking in the heat and stuffing myself with food.

   Synonyms

   fill, cram, gorge, overindulge, satiate

   gobble, devour, wolf, guzzle

   informal pig, pig out, make a pig of oneself, stuff oneself to the gills

   Northern Irish informal gorb
6. 1.6be stuffed upinformal Have one's nose blocked up with catarrh as a result of a cold.
   （人感冒引起黏膜炎导致）鼻子不通，鼻塞
   when I woke up that morning I was totally stuffed up and my throat was sore

   Synonyms

   block, stop, bung

   congest, obstruct, choke
7. 1.7informal Fill (envelopes) with identical copies of printed matter.
   〈非正式〉把同样的印刷品装进（信封）
   they spent the whole time in a back room stuffing envelopes

   他们一直在密室里往信封里装材料。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • She grabbed one of his hands and forcibly stuffed the sealed envelope into it.
   • Those envelopes looked expertly stuffed and labelled.
   • Zines needed to be physically copied, taken down to the local alternative music shop, or stuffed in envelopes and mailed.
   • The company printed a map and stuffed copies into envelopes carrying the legend ‘map inside’.
   • While it may have stuffed one enormous envelope through the SEC's door, that isn't quite enough for Nasdaq.
   • Other employees stuffed 1,700 envelopes for the event on state time, the affidavit said.
   • For now, all of his value can be typed onto an application and stuffed in a Manila envelope to be scanned in fifteen minutes by a member of the admissions department.
8. 1.8North American Place bogus votes in (a ballot box).
   〈美〉把伪造选票投入（票箱）
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Supporters held my opponents at gunpoint while they stuffed the ballot boxes.
   • EU observers say they also saw incidents of Kagame's supporters tampering with voter lists and stuffing ballot boxes.
   • As you can see, TSN's team came in fourth even without stuffing the ballot box and telling relatives to vote for our team.
   • I asked for your votes to christen the small, flightless bird formerly known as Moderately Evil Penguin, and you stuffed the ballot box in your droves.
   • The right to vote can neither be denied outright nor destroyed by alteration of ballots nor diluted by stuffing ballot-boxes.
   • I'm not normally one to encourage people to stuff the ballot box, but you might want to vote in this poll twice.
   • Professor Lightbody would tell you that indifference ensures that no one stuffs the ballot box.
   • Maybe a whole lot of liberals just discovered the contest, and maybe someone stuffed the ballot box.
   • A team of journalists also saw ballot boxes being stuffed with ‘yes’ votes by an official at one polling station in Rawalpindi.
   • I should also note that he did a fine job of stuffing the ballot box with phony phone calls to Smith to make him look he supported the draft.
   • Although Democrats easily won the election by stuffing ballot boxes, they wanted revenge.
   • Am I bothered by the results of a popularity contest where it would be oh-so-easy to stuff the ballot box?
   • You don't need to stuff ballot boxes here; you don't need to put dead people on the voter rolls.
   • Allegations of vote rigging and stuffing of the stuffing the ballot boxes ensued.
   • It looks like some liberals are trying to stuff the ballot box in the early going.
   • As long as you are not actually caught publicly stuffing the ballot box, how could Google possibly suggest that you are doing so?
   • Zagat tries to make sure that the ballot box isn't stuffed by chefs and restaurateurs eager for a high rating.
   • The opposition claims the Movement for Multiparty Democracy stuffed ballot boxes and tampered with the count.

2British informal usually in imperative Used to express indifference towards or rejection of (something)

节食，见鬼去吧！

3British informal Defeat heavily in sport.

汤恩每星期都遭惨败。

4British vulgar slang (of a man) have sexual intercourse with (a woman).