stuff
n
1 [U] material of which sth is made 原料; 材料
What stuff is this jacket made of? 這件甲克是用什麼料子做的?
A kind of plastic stuff is used to make the plates. 這些盤子是用一種塑料制造的.
(fig 比喻) Real life is the stuff (ie subject-matter) of all good novels. 現實生活是所有優秀小說的題材.
(fig 比喻) We must find out what stuff he is made of, ie what sort of man he is, what his character is. 我們得弄清楚他為人怎樣.
2 [U] (sl 俚) unnamed things, belongings, activities, subject-matter, etc 東西、 財物、 活動、 題材等
Leave your stuff in the hall. 把你的東西放在門廳里.
This book is really boring stuff. 這本書真是枯燥無味.
Do you call this stuff beer? 你把這東西叫做啤酒嗎?
There has been some really good stuff on TV lately. 近來電視上有些節目確實不錯.
3 (idm 習語) a bit of stuff=> bit1. do one's `stuff (infml 口) show what one can do, etc 顯身手
It's your turn to sing now, so do your stuff. 現在輪到你唱了, 露一手吧. hot stuff => hot. know one's onions/stuff => know. ,stuff and `nonsense interj (dated infml 舊, 口) (used to dismiss sth that has been said 用以駁斥說過的話)
Stuff and nonsense! You don't know what you're talking about. 胡說八道! 你說得太不像話了. ,that's the `stuff! (infml 口) that is good or what is needed 這就對啦; 這才是需要的.
stuff v
1
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (up) (with sth) fill sth tightly (with sth); cram sth (with sth) (用某物)塞滿某物
stuff a pillow (with feathers) (用羽毛)填充枕頭
stuff up a hole (with newspapers) (用報紙)堵住洞
My nose is stuffed up, ie full of mucus. 我的鼻子堵了(鼻涕多).
(fig 比喻) Don't stuff him with silly ideas. 別教他餿主意.
(b) [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth into sth/in cram sth tightly into sth 把某物塞入某物中
stuff feathers into a pillow 把羽毛填入枕頭
She stuffed her clothes in and then tried to close the lid. 她把衣服塞進去, 想蓋上蓋兒.
2 [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
push (sth) quickly and carelessly (in the specified place or direction) 匆忙而胡亂地推或塞(某物)
She stuffed the coins into her pocket. 她把硬幣塞進口袋里.
He stuffed the letter through (the door) and hurried away. 他把信塞進門里就匆匆離開了.
3 [I, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sb/oneself) (with sth) fill (sb/oneself) with food; eat greedily 讓(某人[自己])吃飽; 狼吞虎咽地吃
I'm stuffed (ie full of food)! 我吃飽了!
She sat stuffing herself with biscuits. 她坐在那里吃餅乾.
4 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (with sth) put chopped and flavoured food into (a bird, etc) before cooking it 用剁碎的調味食品填入(禽等)(以備烹調)
stuffed veal 加填料的牛犢肉
a turkey stuffed with parsley, thyme, chestnuts, etc 加有歐芹、 百里香、 栗子等填料的火雞.
5 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動語態]
fill the empty carcass of (a bird, an animal, etc) with enough material to restore it to its original shape, eg for exhibition in a museum 填充(鳥獸等)的掏空的軀體以保存(如陳列於博物館中)
a stuffed tiger, owl, etc 制成標本的老虎、 貓頭鷹等.
6 [Tn] (sl 俚) (used to express rejection of sth 用以表示擯棄某事物) dispose of (sth) as unwanted; do as one likes with (sth) 將不要的(某物)處理掉; 隨意處理(某事物)
You can stuff the job, I don't want it. 這工作你隨意處理, 我不要.
7 [Tn] ( dated sl 諱, 舊, 俚) have sexual intercourse with (a woman) 與(女子)性交.
8 (idm 習語) get `stuffed (Brit sl 俚) (used to express contempt, rejection, etc 用以表示鄙夷、 擯棄等)
He wanted to borrow some money from...
When the plants are in the ground I'll put some powder on the soil.
白菜在地里生長時,我得在土壤里施些肥粉。
That's easier said than done!
說來容易做起來難哪!
My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.