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单词 stuffy
释义
stuffy
(stʌfi )
Word forms: stuffier , stuffiest
1. adjective
Stuffy people or institutions are formal and old-fashioned. [disapproval]
Why were grown-ups always so stuffy and slow to recognize good ideas?
...a firm of lawyers in Lincoln's Inn, immensely stuffy and respectable.
...stuffy attitudes.
2. adjective
If it is stuffy in a place, it is unpleasantly warm and there is not enough fresh air.
It was hot and stuffy in the classroom.
Synonyms: airless, stifling, oppressive, close  
3. graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If you have a stuffy nose, your nose is blocked, usually because you have a cold.
Aromatic capsules are great for easing the discomfort of a stuffy nose.
Synonyms: blocked, congested, stuffed up, bunged up  
stuffiness uncountable noun
Peppermint leaves are believed to relieve tiredness and nasal stuffiness.
Translations:
Chinese: 乏味的
Japanese: 風通しの悪い
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