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| /stʌf/ |
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| 1 | a variety of objects or things 各种物品（或东西） |
| What’ s all this stuff on my desk? 放在我桌上的都是些什么东西？ |
| By the time we got to the sale, all the good stuff was gone. 我们赶到大减价之处时，所有的好东西都卖光了。 |
| | 1a | the things that belong to a particular person or activity or in a particular place 个人所属物；活动所需物品；（放置在某个地方的）东西 | | The school stuff goes on this shelf. 学校用品放在这个架子上。 | | the tennis/kitchen/baking stuff 网球用品/厨房用具/焙烤用具 | | sb’ s stuff Would you get your stuff out of here? 把你的东西从这儿拿走好吗？ | |
| | 1b | things that are not important 不重要的东西 | | I’ m telling him we don’ t want all that stupid stuff here. 我要告诉他我们这儿不需要那些烂东西。 | |
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| 2 | the basic material or substance people use for making something 原料；材料；物料 |
| The costumes were made of thin, gauzy stuff. 这些服装是用薄纱料子做的。 |
| Wheat’ s the stuff they use to make spaghetti and cereal. 小麦是他们用来做意大利通心粉和谷类食品的原料。 |
| We need salad stuff. 我们需要色拉原料。 |
| | 2a | used for talking about a substance or material when you do not know the correct name （用于谈论自己不知其正确名称的物质或材料）东西 | | What’ s that sticky stuff in your hair? 你头发上那黏糊糊的东西是什么？ | | Get me some of that stuff for fixing windows. 给我找一点那些修窗子的家伙。 | |
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| 3 | qualities that are an important special part of something , for example a person’ s character or experiences 要素，特质，本质，品质（如人的性格或阅历） |
| I think he has the right stuff for the job. 我认为他是做这份工作的材料。 |
| | 3a | qualities, activity , or behaviour that are especially negative or upsetting （尤指消极或令人不安的）特性，活动，行为 | | There was a lot of bad stuff going on at that school. 那所学校有许多不好的东西。 | |
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| 4 | general information （一般的）信息，内容 |
| I already know all that stuff. 我已经知道所有那些东西了。 |
| good stuff They publish a lot of good stuff. 他们出版许多好东西。 |
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| 5 | used for saying that what someone says or thinks is nonsense 胡说八道；废话；荒谬的想法 |
| Rachel tried to give me that stuff about being ignored. 雷切尔试图让我受到冷落，那种想法真是荒唐。 |
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| - | ...and stuff (like that) spoken
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| used for referring to things that are similar or related to the subject you are discussing |
| …以及其他（诸如此类的）东西 |
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| We need some meat and stuff for dinner. 我们需要一些肉和其他东西来准备晚餐。 |
| She wants us to smile more, and stuff like that. 她希望我们多一些微笑，多一些那样的东西。 |
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| - | do your stuff informal
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| 1 | to do what you have prepared to do 做自己准备好要做的事 | Now get out there and do your stuff. 那就滚到一边去，做你要做的事吧。 | |
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| 2 | to behave in a way that is typical of you 以自己特有的方式行事；显示自己的身手；干拿手的事 | I watched him doing his stuff on the stage. 我看着他在台上展示他的拿手活。 | |
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| - | (the) hard stuff informal
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| strong alcohol and illegal drugs |
| 烈酒和毒品 |
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| - | hot stuff informal
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| something especially good or popular |
| 特别好的（或流行的）东西 |
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| They think their band is really hot stuff. 他们认为自己的乐队确实很棒。 |
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| - | know your stuff informal
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| to know a lot about something and be able to use your knowledge |
| 精通业务；懂行 |
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| If you have any questions, John really knows his stuff. 你要是有什么疑问就问约翰，他的确很懂行。 |
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| - | the stuff of dreams/legends/nightmares etc
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| the type of things that are usually found in dreamsstories etc |
| 梦/传奇故事/噩梦等中的东西 |
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| The pictures of the genocide were the stuff of nightmares. 这些种族灭绝的照片让人觉得有如梦魇一般可怕。 |
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