单词 | stuff |
释义 | Word Frequency stuff(stʌf) verb (mainly tr) 1. to pack or fill completely; cram 2. (intransitive) to eat large quantities 3. to force, shove, or squeeze to stuff money into a pocket 4. to fill (food such as poultry or tomatoes) with a stuffing 5. to fill (an animal's skin) with material so as to restore the shape of the live animal 6. vulgar, slang to have sexual intercourse with (a woman) 7. tanning to treat (an animal skin or hide) with grease 8. US and Canadian to fill (a ballot box) with a large number of fraudulent votes 9. (in marine transport) to pack (a container) See also stuffing and stripping 10. slang to ruin, frustrate, or defeat noun ▶ USAGE Sense 6 of this word was formerly considered to be taboo, and it was labelled as suchin older editions of Collins English Dictionary. However, it is now acceptable in speech, although more conservative people may objectto its use11. the raw material or fabric of something 12. woollen cloth or fabric 13. any general or unspecified substance or accumulation of objects 14. stupid or worthless actions, speech, ideas, etc 15. subject matter, skill, etc he knows his stuff 16. a slang word for money 17. slang a drug, esp cannabis 18. British offensive, slang a person, esp a woman, considered sexually (esp in the phrase bit of stuff) 19. do one's stuff 20. that's the stuff Derived forms stuffer (ˈstuffer) noun Word origin C14: from Old French estoffe, from estoffer to furnish, provide, of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German stopfen to cram full |
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