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单词 overstuff
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Definition of overstuff in English:

overstuff

verb əʊvəˈstʌfˌoʊvərˈstəf
[with object]
  • 1Force too much into (a container)

    an overstuffed briefcase
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The civilized modern stage upon which status dramas are enacted is not so stripped down - we don't literally miss out on meals if our neighbors overstuff their pantry - but the mechanism remains intact and attuned to the same ultimate goals.
    • You're overstuffed from dinner, yet you can't resist ordering the Double Dark Chocolate Two-Layer Cake for dessert.
    • Standing in the shade of a mango tree, overstuffed backpacks slung over our shoulders, we were soon introduced to a string of others caked in mud.
    • Some walk away with a handful of letters, others haul overstuffed orange mailbags to their workspaces where shipmates are standing by in anticipation.
    • If you overstuff yourself, you feel sluggish and you get bloated looking.
    • The black rotting cabinet doors were open and the drawers were overstuffed with magazines.
    • And you thought their backpacks were overstuffed.
    • It cost $400 and weighed more than my overstuffed briefcase.
    • The unfortunate part of this story is that the container is too large for the meagre space that I've allotted for lip gloss in my already overstuffed purse.
    • I resolve to take out the trash in a timely manner rather than continue piling things precariously on top of an already overstuffed trash bin.
    • Thompson's compact book also stands as a rebuke to the hefty, overstuffed volumes lugged around by today's college calculus students.
    • Uttering a cross word about Lefty usually provokes the same kind of reaction as wresting a child's favorite overstuffed teddy bear from his or her arms.
    • Can he indeed ‘buy’ more hardware for the already overstuffed trophy case, as his detractors and fellow owners grumble?
    • I find myself staring at my father's back as he bends over and peers lengthily into the dangerously overstuffed interior of the fridge.
    • Businessmen with their suits and briefcases, mother's with their crying children and overstuffed luggage, it all seems so unrealistic.
    • Remind yourself that you can always have more treats later, and that overstuffing yourself at one time is not necessary.
    • Don't overstuff the ravioli, or the filling may burst through the sides as they cook.
    • So PLEASE do not overstuff these bags making them lumpy and shapeless.
    • Picking up the overstuffed duffle bag, which contained all his belongings, plus his coat, and the berries, he went through a door of an even larger room.
    • Remember, if you're overstuffing yourself calorically, then spreading the meals out will not help much.
  • 2Cover (furniture) completely with upholstery.

    an overstuffed armchair
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was like a combination of a living room and a bedroom, with a big bed but also overstuffed chairs, bookshelves, and a TV.
    • After walking your fill, stop for a bite at Adele's, where an antique bar and overstuffed furniture invite leisurely drinking.
    • Entering it, one finds microscopes and computers, a battered, overstuffed sofa and easy chair, and a row of cabinets with tiers of shallow drawers.
    • A few overstuffed chairs were laid against the walls, and several bookshelves held old, dusty volumes that Liq had probably never even opened.
    • She headed into the living room, pausing to leave her purse and briefcase on an overstuffed easy chair.
    • The twin overstuffed chairs were upholstered in a deep gold brocade.
    • The cramped tenement homes with their drab, flocked wallpaper and overstuffed sofas, the black market sugar and washed-out floral aprons evoke a world so real you can almost smell the damp.
    • Out on the sidewalk patio, Mantra's inviting overstuffed wing chairs baked in the heat.
    • The walls were still brick, but she had brought in an overstuffed couch and glass coffee table for furniture and placed plants and a very nice book case in the corner.
    • Patients who smoke should do so in a room without flammables, such as rugs, curtains and overstuffed furniture.
    • The only seat not taken was a rather overstuffed leather chair.
    • After the bill was paid-Ethan's eyes bugged out at the price, but refused to let me see it - we went and sat on the big, overstuffed sofa in front of the fireplace.
    • I shrunk visibly deeper into my seat on the overstuffed couch.
    • There is somebody sitting in one of those overstuffed chairs reading Le Monde.
    • When I opened my bleary eyes once again, I found myself lying on the soft, overstuffed sofa in the centre of the small living room in which I was currently residing.
    • Others dozed in overstuffed armchairs among stacks of suitcases, waking intermittently to drink espresso or whiskey and smoke cigarettes.
    • Emily sat down in a big blue overstuffed easy chair and wrapped herself in a chenille throw cover as she warmed by the fire.
    • He seated himself in his overstuffed wing backed executive chair and waited until the lights went down and the door closed behind his personal assistant.
    • Using high-back, overstuffed furniture in northern rooms to reduce drafts and allow one to become engulfed in the chair.
    • Several overstuffed recliners lined the back walls, and at the front of the skybox was a bar lined with all types of food.
 
 

Definition of overstuff in US English:

overstuff

verbˌoʊvərˈstəfˌōvərˈstəf
[with object]
  • 1Force too much into (a container)

    an overstuffed briefcase
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Can he indeed ‘buy’ more hardware for the already overstuffed trophy case, as his detractors and fellow owners grumble?
    • Standing in the shade of a mango tree, overstuffed backpacks slung over our shoulders, we were soon introduced to a string of others caked in mud.
    • I find myself staring at my father's back as he bends over and peers lengthily into the dangerously overstuffed interior of the fridge.
    • Don't overstuff the ravioli, or the filling may burst through the sides as they cook.
    • And you thought their backpacks were overstuffed.
    • So PLEASE do not overstuff these bags making them lumpy and shapeless.
    • Uttering a cross word about Lefty usually provokes the same kind of reaction as wresting a child's favorite overstuffed teddy bear from his or her arms.
    • Remember, if you're overstuffing yourself calorically, then spreading the meals out will not help much.
    • Remind yourself that you can always have more treats later, and that overstuffing yourself at one time is not necessary.
    • The black rotting cabinet doors were open and the drawers were overstuffed with magazines.
    • I resolve to take out the trash in a timely manner rather than continue piling things precariously on top of an already overstuffed trash bin.
    • You're overstuffed from dinner, yet you can't resist ordering the Double Dark Chocolate Two-Layer Cake for dessert.
    • Picking up the overstuffed duffle bag, which contained all his belongings, plus his coat, and the berries, he went through a door of an even larger room.
    • The civilized modern stage upon which status dramas are enacted is not so stripped down - we don't literally miss out on meals if our neighbors overstuff their pantry - but the mechanism remains intact and attuned to the same ultimate goals.
    • It cost $400 and weighed more than my overstuffed briefcase.
    • Some walk away with a handful of letters, others haul overstuffed orange mailbags to their workspaces where shipmates are standing by in anticipation.
    • Thompson's compact book also stands as a rebuke to the hefty, overstuffed volumes lugged around by today's college calculus students.
    • The unfortunate part of this story is that the container is too large for the meagre space that I've allotted for lip gloss in my already overstuffed purse.
    • If you overstuff yourself, you feel sluggish and you get bloated looking.
    • Businessmen with their suits and briefcases, mother's with their crying children and overstuffed luggage, it all seems so unrealistic.
  • 2Cover (furniture) completely with padded upholstery.

    an overstuffed armchair
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Patients who smoke should do so in a room without flammables, such as rugs, curtains and overstuffed furniture.
    • Several overstuffed recliners lined the back walls, and at the front of the skybox was a bar lined with all types of food.
    • When I opened my bleary eyes once again, I found myself lying on the soft, overstuffed sofa in the centre of the small living room in which I was currently residing.
    • After walking your fill, stop for a bite at Adele's, where an antique bar and overstuffed furniture invite leisurely drinking.
    • I shrunk visibly deeper into my seat on the overstuffed couch.
    • He seated himself in his overstuffed wing backed executive chair and waited until the lights went down and the door closed behind his personal assistant.
    • Emily sat down in a big blue overstuffed easy chair and wrapped herself in a chenille throw cover as she warmed by the fire.
    • Using high-back, overstuffed furniture in northern rooms to reduce drafts and allow one to become engulfed in the chair.
    • Entering it, one finds microscopes and computers, a battered, overstuffed sofa and easy chair, and a row of cabinets with tiers of shallow drawers.
    • After the bill was paid-Ethan's eyes bugged out at the price, but refused to let me see it - we went and sat on the big, overstuffed sofa in front of the fireplace.
    • Others dozed in overstuffed armchairs among stacks of suitcases, waking intermittently to drink espresso or whiskey and smoke cigarettes.
    • She headed into the living room, pausing to leave her purse and briefcase on an overstuffed easy chair.
    • The only seat not taken was a rather overstuffed leather chair.
    • The twin overstuffed chairs were upholstered in a deep gold brocade.
    • The walls were still brick, but she had brought in an overstuffed couch and glass coffee table for furniture and placed plants and a very nice book case in the corner.
    • Out on the sidewalk patio, Mantra's inviting overstuffed wing chairs baked in the heat.
    • The cramped tenement homes with their drab, flocked wallpaper and overstuffed sofas, the black market sugar and washed-out floral aprons evoke a world so real you can almost smell the damp.
    • There is somebody sitting in one of those overstuffed chairs reading Le Monde.
    • It was like a combination of a living room and a bedroom, with a big bed but also overstuffed chairs, bookshelves, and a TV.
    • A few overstuffed chairs were laid against the walls, and several bookshelves held old, dusty volumes that Liq had probably never even opened.
 
 
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