单词 | stuffed |
释义 | stuffedstuffed /stʌft/ ●○○ adjective [not before noun] informal Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto breathe with difficulty► short of breath Collocations unable to breathe easily, especially because you are unhealthy: · When I wake up in the morning I'm often very short of breath.· She got short of breath very easily because she was so overweight.· The fog irritated his lungs and made him short of breath. ► breathless/out of breath having difficulty breathing, especially because you have just been running, climbing stairs etc: · She sounded a little breathless, as if she had been running.· We were all a little out of breath when we got on the train.· Can we have a rest? -- I'm a bit out of breath. ► gasp to breathe very quickly and deeply because you are having difficulty breathing normally, for example after running fast or because you have been injured: · The hill was very steep and they were all gasping by the time they got to the top.· "Do you think you can walk?" I asked. "I'll try," he gasped.gasp for breath (=because you can hardly breathe): · His mother was coughing and gasping for breath. ► puff to breathe loudly and with difficulty, because you are doing something which needs a lot of physical effort: · You could see her puffing as she carried the heavy washing basket.· "Sorry I'm so late Maxie,'' he said, puffing breathlessly. ► pant to breathe quickly and noisily with your mouth open, for example, because you have just been running: · Matt was still panting after his run.· When I reached the top of the stairs I was puffing and panting like an old steam engine.· A strange brown dog suddenly jumped all over him, panting, its tongue out. ► be stuffed up also be bunged up British spoken to have difficulty breathing through your nose because you have a cold : · She doesn't want to go to school. She says her throat is sore and she's stuffed up.be all bunged up: · I couldn't sleep last night because I was all bunged up. ► wheeze to breathe with a whistling noise in your throat and chest because you are ill or unhealthy: · When she coughed she made a terrible wheezing sound.· His asthma was acting up and he wheezed throughout the show. full► full if a container, room, or space is full , nothing more can go into it: · a full bottle of milk· All the parking spaces were full.· The lecture hall was full for MacGowan's talk.full of: · The buses were full of people going to work.· You can order a birthday box full of balloons, banners and party favors. ► filled with something full of something - use this about a container when a lot of things have been put into it: · Pour the mixture into a tall glass filled with ice.· There were lots of tiny drawers filled with screws and nails. ► packed completely full of people - use this about a room, theatre, train, bus etc: · a packed theatre· The plane was packed, because a previous flight had been cancelled.packed with: · On the day of her funeral the church was packed with friends and relatives. ► overflowing a container that is overflowing is so full that the liquid or things inside it come out over the top: · Sewers were overflowing because of the rain.· The tables were covered with dirty coffee cups and overflowing ashtrays.overflowing with: · a trash can overflowing with garbage ► bulging something such as a bag or a pocket that is bulging is so full that the objects inside it push its sides outwards: · Wilson carried two bulging shopping bags from the duty-free shop.· a bulging wallet full of credit cardsbulging with: · The files are bulging with letters, mailing lists, and information on the subject. ► be full to the brim British /be filled to the brim American if a container is full to the brim , it is full right to the very top, especially with liquid: · The reservoirs are filled to the brim after the spring floods.be full to the brim with: · The sink was full to the brim with dirty water and dishes. ► be chock-a-block British informal a room, vehicle, or building that is chock-a-block is so full of people that you cannot move easily in it: · The train was chock-a-block and I couldn't get a seat for the whole journey.be chock-a-block with: · The cinema is usually chock-a-block with kids on Sunday afternoons. ► crammed/jammed so full of things that nothing else can possibly be put in: · How can children learn in crammed classrooms?crammed/jammed with: · The box was crammed with books.· O'Hare Airport was jammed with holiday flights.· The two resorts are crammed with hotels, discos, bars, and restaurants. ► be stuffed with if a container is stuffed with things, it is very full of them because as much as possible has been put into it: · a huge picnic basket stuffed with food· The girls each had a small backpack stuffed with books, cards, crayons, paper, and games.· Police seized the plane and found bags stuffed with 1300 kilos of cocaine. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be crammed/stuffed/packed etc full of something Phrases Ted’s workshop was crammed full of old engines. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► animal· Times have changed, but the fascination for stuffed animals hasn't.· Nailed on the walls were rows and rows of stuffed animal heads.· On a shelf stood wilting plants and very small stuffed animals, squirrels and starlings which had fallen victim to the chase.· Auctioneers, Moore Allen say that stuffed animals are becoming very popular among collectors.· He says that there's been a revival in the popularity of stuffed animals. ► bird· This stuffed bird has always been in the room.· The house is as interesting inside as out, having a collection of about 70 stuffed birds.· Have you a stuffed bird or squirrel or stoat in a glass case?· She searched the attic, and found a hammer lying between a sewing machine and a stuffed bird.· A cherry-and-green stuffed bird turned slowly to an icicle of dust. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► full/packed/stuffed etc to the gills completely full, so that you cannot eat any more: No, no dessert – I’m stuffed.
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