stuffy
/ˈstʌfɪ/adjective
1stuffier, stuffiest
- (of a place) lacking fresh air or ventilation(地方)缺乏新鲜空气的; 不通气的, 窒息的:
a stuffy, overcrowded office.
令人窒息、过于拥挤的办公室。
1.1
- (of a person's nose) blocked up and making breathing difficult, typically as a result of illness(尤指鼻部因疾病)堵塞的, 呼吸困难的。
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- (of a person) not receptive to new or unusual ideas and behaviour; conventional and narrow-minded(人)故步自封的, 古板的, 保守的; 心胸狭窄的:
he was steady and rather stuffy.
他稳重但又相当保守。
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