- matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or indeterminate kind that are being referred to, indicated, or implied东西, 物品; 物质; 材料; 活动, 事情:
a lorry picked the stuff up
一辆卡车装走了那东西
a girl who's good at the technical stuff.
擅长技术问题的女孩。
- 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。
- Brit. informal, dated 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!
- informal drink or drugs〈非正式〉饮料; 毒品。
the stuff
informal money〈非正式〉钱, 钞票。
one'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。
- the basic constituents or characteristics of something or someone要素, 基本的东西; 特质, 特征:
Healey was made of sterner stuff
希利具备更坚定的品质
such a trip was the stuff of his dreams.
这样的旅行真是他梦寐以求的。
- Brit. dated woollen fabric, especially as distinct from silk, cotton, and linen〈英, 旧〉毛料, 呢绒:
as modifier her dark stuff gown.她的深色呢礼服。
- N. Amer. (in sport) spin given to a ball to make it vary its course〈北美〉(体育用语)(使球的线路发生改变的)旋转。
- a player's ability to produce such spin 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。
- fill (a receptacle or space) tightly with something把…填满, 把…塞满, 把…装满, 填装:
an old teapot stuffed full of cash
一把塞满了钱的旧茶壶
figurative 〈喻〉his head has been stuffed with myths and taboos.
他头脑里装满了神话和禁忌故事。
- informal 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。
- informal hastily or clumsily push (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。
- 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。
be stuffed up
(of a person) 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。
- informal 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。
- no obj. informal eat greedily〈非正式〉狼吞虎咽:
I find myself stuffing wildly, mostly when I'm babysitting.
我发现自己总是在猛吃东西, 大多是在代人看小孩的时候。
- fill out the skin of (a dead animal or bird) 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
as adj. stuffed a stuffed parrot.制成标本的鹦鹉。
- informal 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。
- US place bogus votes in (a ballot box)〈美〉把伪造选票投入(票箱)。
- usu. in imperative Brit. informal used to express indifference towards or rejection of (something)〈英, 非正式〉[表示漠不关心或拒绝]见鬼吧, 去死吧:
stuff the diet!
节食, 见鬼去吧!
- Brit. informal defeat heavily in sport〈英, 非正式〉(体育比赛)使惨败:
Town got stuffed every week.
汤恩每星期都遭惨败。
- Brit. vulgar slang (of a man) have sexual intercourse with (a woman)〈英, 粗俚〉(男人)与(女人)性交。
and stuff
- informal said in vague reference to additional things of a similar nature to those specified〈非正式〉类似, 诸如此类:
all that running and swimming and stuff.
所有那些跑步、游泳之类的事。
bit of stuff
- 见
BIT1 .
get stuffed
- usu. in imperative Brit. informal said in anger to tell someone to go away or as an expression of contempt〈英, 非正式〉[表示生气或轻视]滚开, 去你的。
not give a stuff
- Brit. informal said to express indifference or contempt〈英, 非正式〉[表示漠不关心或轻视]毫不在乎, 根本不当回事:
I couldn't give a stuff what they think.
我才不在乎他们怎么想呢。
stuff it
- Brit. informal said to express indifference, resignation, or rejection〈英, 非正式〉[表示冷漠、无奈或拒绝]够了!别说了!:
Stuff it, I'm 61, what do I care?
别说了, 我都61岁了, 有什么可在乎的?
that's the stuff
- Brit. informal said in approval of what has just been done or said〈英, 非正式〉[表示赞扬]这就对了!好啊!
stuffer
noun香肠灌装工。