Stuffy
[ 'stʌfi ]
第3级
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adj. 闷热的，不通气的;古板的，保守的;枯燥无味的;一本正经的;
💡 词根助记
stuff填满 + y...的→一味填满 → 乏味的
📝 例句
Everything seems so jolly at home, even this stuffy old London.
国内什么事似乎有趣极了，连这个沉闷的老伦敦也是一样。
It was a jolly good thing to stop all that stuffy Highgate business.
把高门山那些乌烟瘴气的玩意一古脑儿丢掉，真痛快。
I wouldn't be found dead in their stuffy old Union Club!
我死也不愿意参加他们的死气沉沉的联合俱乐部。
She descended deeper into this stuffy well.
她深入这个拥挤不堪的井孔。
Richard isn't as stuffy as most people think.
理察并不像大多数人以为的那样古板。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ stuff-材料,stuffy-闷热的:仓库材料多,感到闷热
※ stuff-原料,塞满,y-形缀“…的”:塞满了的→没有空隙的→不透气的
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
stuffy
adj
(-ier, -iest)
1 (of a room, etc) not having much fresh air （指房间等）通风不良的, 闷人的
a smoky, stuffy pub 烟雾弥漫、 空气污浊的酒馆.
2 (infml 口) (of a person or thing) formal and dull; prim; staid （指人或事物）一本正经的, 古板的, 拘谨的
a stuffy newspaper, club, legal practice 沉闷乏味的报纸、 俱乐部、 司法工作
Only the stuffier members were shocked by her jokes. 只有那些脑筋旧的人才认为她说的笑话令人吃惊.
3 (infml 口) (of the nose) blocked so that breathing is difficult; stuffed up （指鼻子）不通的, 堵塞的.
🔁 扩展释义
*['stʌfi]a. 闷热的, 窒息的, 乏味的, 固步自封的, 自以为是的
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If you offered me six times what you have just offered, I would still take my pound of flesh.
即使你愿意我六倍于你刚才提出的钱数，我仍然要拿我应得的那一磅肉。
On his arrival he was sold to a farmer and worked in the fields.
一到美国，他就被卖给了一个农场主，到地里干活。
Gandhi was much more than a clever lawyer, a fine speaker, a determined fighter for human rights and a political leader.
甘地远不只是一位聪明的律师，优秀的演说家，坚定的人权战士与政治领导人。