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单词 duff
释义
N33652747(duff)Spoken.185Fiction.174Magazine.183Newspaper.165Academic.40
usu. with modifier
a flour pudding boiled or steamed in a cloth bag
(放在布袋中用水蒸或水煮的)水果干布丁:

a currant duff.

葡萄干布丁。

词源
mid 19th cent.: northern English form of DOUGH.

duff2

/dʌf/
1
Brit. informal of very poor quality
〈英, 非正式〉质次的, 蹩脚的:

duff lyrics.

蹩脚的抒情诗。

1.1
incorrect or false
错误的; 不正确的:

she played a couple of duff notes.

她弹错了几个音符。

mass noun
N. Amer. & Scottish decaying vegetable matter covering the ground under trees
〈北美, 苏格兰〉(森林地面上的)下层落叶层, 半腐层。
词源
late 18th cent. (denoting something worthless): of unknown origin.

duff3

/dʌf/
with obj. informal <非正式>
1

duff someone up

Brit. beat someone up
〈英〉痛打某人, 毒打某人。
ORIGIN: 1960s: of uncertain origin.
2
Austral. steal and alter brands on (cattle)
〈澳〉偷盗并更改(牛身上)的烙印。
3
Golf mishit (a shot)
【高尔夫】误击; 没把(球)击好。
词源
early 19th cent.: of uncertain origin; sense 2 and sense 3 are probably back-formations from DUFFER2 and DUFFER1.

duff4

/dʌf/
N. Amer. informal a person's buttocks
〈北美, 非正式〉屁股:

I did not get where I am today by sitting on my duff.

我可不是靠整天坐着不动取得今天这样的成就。

词源
mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin.

duff5

/dʌf/
(用于短语up the duff)
Brit. informal pregnant
〈英, 非正式〉怀孕:

it looks like he's got her up the duff.

看来他已使她怀孕了。

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