英语词汇“stuffy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

stuffy

/ˈstʌfi

adjective (stuffier, stuffiest)

1(Of a place) lacking fresh air or ventilation: a stuffy, overcrowded office...

As Derek quickly entered my room, I felt the cool breeze enter behind him, bringing with it welcome fresh air into my stuffy room.
Since the room was stuffy and muggy without the air conditioner running all the time, just turning the thing off wasn't an option.
Bathrooms tend to be quite stuffy places, where even the hint of a bad smell will linger.

Synonyms

airless, close, muggy, sultry, heavy, musty, stale, frowzy;

stifling, suffocating, oppressive;

British frowsty

British informal fuggy

1.1(Of a person’s nose) blocked up and making breathing difficult: inhaling vapour from a bowl of hot water may help to clear a stuffy nose...

For a portable and convenient inhalant put 1 drop each of the same oils on a tissue or handkerchief and inhale them whenever needed to ease laboured breathing and a stuffy nose.
One should be on watch for any soreness in the throat, a stuffy nose or congested chest because they are the early symptoms of the onset of disease.
Common symptoms include a runny and/or stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat and cough.

Synonyms

blocked, stuffed up, bunged up

2(Of a person) not receptive to new or unusual ideas; conventional and narrow-minded: he was steady and rather stuffy...

Her children are grown, and want her to marry some old, boring, stuffy man who talks about his aches and pains a lot.
Kitchen gardeners are very often thought of as stuffy people, patiently planting seeds into precise rows and endlessly digging.
Then you just have a bunch of stuffy people, made even stuffier by their uncomfortable clothes, wandering around and lying about what a good time they are having.

Synonyms

staid, sedate, sober, stiff, reserved, impersonal, formal, pompous, prim, priggish, fogeyish, strait-laced, conformist, conventional, conservative, old-fashioned, of the old school;

stodgy, boring, dull, dreary, uninteresting

informal square, straight, starchy, fuddy-duddy, stick-in-the-mud, uptight

Derivatives

stuffily

/ˈstʌfɪli/ adverb ...

Those looks provide a rare smartened-up alternative to the boho and gypsy skirts and sandals that seem to have swallowed the high street recently, but without seeming stuffily formal, either.
They were also the first band to be played on Britain's Radio 1, 2, 3, and 4 all in one week, something quite unheard of in its day for the stuffily run government radio stations.
‘We like to save these booths for larger parties,’ a waiter said stuffily.

stuffiness

/ˈstʌfɪnəs

/ noun ...

A chiming grandfather clock is all that is lacking to complete a scene redolent of a bygone era framed by stuffiness and reserve.
Architectural projects underlined his power and status, no doubt, but the garden became a refuge, too, from the stuffiness of the formal halls and the clamour of the court.
Built in 1901, it played host to Edward VII on a number of occasions, and retains an air of exclusivity while at the same time avoiding any sense of stuffiness.

单词	stuffy
释义	stuffy /ˈstʌfi / adjective (stuffier, stuffiest) 1(Of a place) lacking fresh air or ventilation: a stuffy, overcrowded office... As Derek quickly entered my room, I felt the cool breeze enter behind him, bringing with it welcome fresh air into my stuffy room. Since the room was stuffy and muggy without the air conditioner running all the time, just turning the thing off wasn't an option. Bathrooms tend to be quite stuffy places, where even the hint of a bad smell will linger. Synonyms airless, close, muggy, sultry, heavy, musty, stale, frowzy; stifling, suffocating, oppressive; British frowsty British informal fuggy 1.1(Of a person’s nose) blocked up and making breathing difficult: inhaling vapour from a bowl of hot water may help to clear a stuffy nose... For a portable and convenient inhalant put 1 drop each of the same oils on a tissue or handkerchief and inhale them whenever needed to ease laboured breathing and a stuffy nose. One should be on watch for any soreness in the throat, a stuffy nose or congested chest because they are the early symptoms of the onset of disease. Common symptoms include a runny and/or stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat and cough. Synonyms blocked, stuffed up, bunged up 2(Of a person) not receptive to new or unusual ideas; conventional and narrow-minded: he was steady and rather stuffy... Her children are grown, and want her to marry some old, boring, stuffy man who talks about his aches and pains a lot. Kitchen gardeners are very often thought of as stuffy people, patiently planting seeds into precise rows and endlessly digging. Then you just have a bunch of stuffy people, made even stuffier by their uncomfortable clothes, wandering around and lying about what a good time they are having. Synonyms staid, sedate, sober, stiff, reserved, impersonal, formal, pompous, prim, priggish, fogeyish, strait-laced, conformist, conventional, conservative, old-fashioned, of the old school; stodgy, boring, dull, dreary, uninteresting informal square, straight, starchy, fuddy-duddy, stick-in-the-mud, uptight Derivatives stuffily /ˈstʌfɪli/ adverb ... Those looks provide a rare smartened-up alternative to the boho and gypsy skirts and sandals that seem to have swallowed the high street recently, but without seeming stuffily formal, either. They were also the first band to be played on Britain's Radio 1, 2, 3, and 4 all in one week, something quite unheard of in its day for the stuffily run government radio stations. ‘We like to save these booths for larger parties,’ a waiter said stuffily. stuffiness /ˈstʌfɪnəs / noun ... A chiming grandfather clock is all that is lacking to complete a scene redolent of a bygone era framed by stuffiness and reserve. Architectural projects underlined his power and status, no doubt, but the garden became a refuge, too, from the stuffiness of the formal halls and the clamour of the court. Built in 1901, it played host to Edward VII on a number of occasions, and retains an air of exclusivity while at the same time avoiding any sense of stuffiness. Rhymes fluffy, huffy, puffy, roughie, roughy, scruffy, snuffy, toughie
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stuffy

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stuffily

stuffiness

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