| 单词 | stuff |
| 释义 | stuff (stʌf ) Word forms: stuffs , stuffing , stuffed 1. uncountable noun B1 You can use stuff to refer to things such as a substance, a collection of things, events, or ideas, or the contents of something in a general way without mentioning the thing itself by name. [informal] I'd like some coffee, and I don't object to the powdered stuff if it's all you've got. I don't know anything about this antique stuff. 'What do you want to know?'—'About life and stuff.' Don't tell me you still believe in all that stuff? He pointed to a duffle bag. 'That's my stuff.' Synonyms: things, gear, possessions, effects 2. verb If you stuff something somewhere, you push it there quickly and roughly. I stuffed my hands in my pockets. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] He stuffed the newspapers into a litter bin and headed down the street. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] His pants were stuffed inside the tops of his boots. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: shove, force, push, squeeze 3. verb If you stuff a container or space with something, you fill it with something or with a quantity of things until it is full. He grabbed my purse, opened it and stuffed it full, then gave it back to me. [VERB noun adjective] He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn. [VERB noun + with] ...wallets stuffed with dollars. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: cram, fill, pack, load 4. verb If you stuff yourself, you eat a lot of food. [informal] I could stuff myself with ten chocolate bars and half an hour later eat a big meal. [V pron-refl prep] stuffed adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] But you're just so stuffed you won't be able to drink anything. 5. verb If you stuff a bird such as a chicken or a vegetable such as a pepper, you put a mixture of food inside it before cooking it. Will you stuff the turkey and shove it in the oven for me? [VERB noun] ...stuffed tomatoes. [VERB-ed] 6. verb [usually passive] If a dead animal is stuffed, it is filled with a substance so that it can be preserved and displayed. A pike weighing 29 lb 8 oz taken in 1878 was stuffed and is on display at the estate office. [be VERB-ed] He didn't much care for the stuffed animal heads that hung on the walls. [VERB-ed] 7. singular noun [the NOUN of noun] If you say that one thing is the stuff of another, you mean that the first thing is a very important feature or characteristic of the second thing, or that the second thing can be based or built on the first thing. [formal] The idea that we can be whatever we want has become the stuff of television commercials. Synonyms: substance, material, essence, matter 8. exclamation If you are angry with someone for something that they have said or done, you might say 'Get stuffed!' to them. [British, informal, rude, feelings] 9. verb Stuff is used in front of nouns to emphasize that you do not care about something, or do not want it. [informal, emphasis] Ultimately my attitude was: stuff them. [VERB noun] Stuff your money. We don't want a handout. [VERB noun] 10. do one's stuff phrase [VERB inflects] If you do your stuff, you perform an activity in the way that people expect. [informal] Once I get on the pitch I know I can do my stuff. All that was left was to plant the roses and wait for nature to do her stuff. 11. know one's stuff phrase If you say that someone knows their stuff, you mean that they are good at doing something because they know a lot about it. [informal, approval] These chaps know their stuff after seven years of war. 12. to strut your stuff phrase [VERB inflects] If you strut your stuff, you act in a proud way and show off. [informal] He got up to strut his stuff on the dance-floor. Idioms: strut your stuff to do something which you know you are good at in a proud and confident way in order to impress other people He was the type of guy who liked to show off and strut his stuff. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: stuff a suitcase A fleet of luxury cars was also seized, along with suitcases stuffed with cash. Times,Sunday Times He kept suitcases stuffed with banknotes at the house. Times, Sunday Times Suitcases stuffed with purchases and piled to the ceiling then tumbled on to her. The Sun Tales abound of mainlanders arriving with suitcases stuffed with cash. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 物件, 把…塞进 Japanese: もの 材料, 押し込む |
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