stuff /stʌf/ CET4 TEM4 ( stuffing, stuffed, stuffs )

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT You can use stuff to refer to things such as a substance, a collection of things, events, or ideas, or the contents of something in a general way without mentioning the thing itself by name. 东西 [非正式] [usu with supp]

  例：

  I'd like some coffee, and I don't object to the powdered stuff if it's all you've got.

  我想要点咖啡，如果你们只有粉状的东西，我也不反对。

  例：

  He pointed to a duffle bag. "That's my stuff."

  他指着一个旅行袋。“那是我的东西。”

• 2. 

  V-T If you stuff something somewhere, you push it there quickly and roughly. 把…塞进

  例：

  I stuffed my hands in my pockets.

  我把双手塞进了我的口袋里。

• 3. 

  V-T If you stuff a container or space with something, you fill it with something or with a quantity of things until it is full. 把…装满

  例：

  He grabbed my purse, opened it and stuffed it full, then gave it back to me.

  他抢走我的钱包，打开并把它装得满满的，然后还给了我。

• 4. 

  V-T If you stuff yourself, you eat a lot of food. 使吃饱 [非正式]

  例：

  I could stuff myself with ten chocolate bars and half an hour later eat a big meal.

  我可以给自己塞下10块巧克力，并在半小时后再大吃一顿。

• 5. 

  V-T If you stuff a bird such as a chicken or a vegetable such as a pepper, you put a mixture of food inside it before cooking it. 把填料塞入 (鸡或辣椒等)

  例：

  Will you stuff the turkey and shove it in the oven for me?

  你能帮我把填料塞进火鸡里，然后把它放进烤箱吗？

• 6. 

  V-T If a dead animal is stuffed, it is filled with a substance so that it can be preserved and displayed. 把…制成标本 [usu passive]

  例：

  ...his collections of stamps and books and stuffed birds.

  …他的邮票、书和标本鸟的收藏品。

• 7. 

  PHRASE If you say that someone knows their stuff, you mean that they are good at doing something because they know a lot about it. 懂行 [非正式]

  例：

  These guys know their stuff after seven years of war.

  这些家伙在7年的战争之后便懂行了。