Stuffy
[ 'stʌfi ]
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adj. 闷热的，不通气的;古板的，保守的;枯燥无味的;一本正经的;
💡 词根助记
stuff填满 + y...的→一味填满 → 乏味的
📝 例句
Everything seems so jolly at home, even this stuffy old London.
国内什么事似乎有趣极了，连这个沉闷的老伦敦也是一样。
It was a jolly good thing to stop all that stuffy Highgate business.
把高门山那些乌烟瘴气的玩意一古脑儿丢掉，真痛快。
I wouldn't be found dead in their stuffy old Union Club!
我死也不愿意参加他们的死气沉沉的联合俱乐部。
She descended deeper into this stuffy well.
她深入这个拥挤不堪的井孔。
Richard isn't as stuffy as most people think.
理察并不像大多数人以为的那样古板。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ stuff-材料,stuffy-闷热的:仓库材料多,感到闷热
※ stuff-原料,塞满,y-形缀“…的”:塞满了的→没有空隙的→不透气的
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
stuffy
adj
(-ier, -iest)
1 (of a room, etc) not having much fresh air （指房间等）通风不良的, 闷人的
a smoky, stuffy pub 烟雾弥漫、 空气污浊的酒馆.
2 (infml 口) (of a person or thing) formal and dull; prim; staid （指人或事物）一本正经的, 古板的, 拘谨的
a stuffy newspaper, club, legal practice 沉闷乏味的报纸、 俱乐部、 司法工作
Only the stuffier members were shocked by her jokes. 只有那些脑筋旧的人才认为她说的笑话令人吃惊.
3 (infml 口) (of the nose) blocked so that breathing is difficult; stuffed up （指鼻子）不通的, 堵塞的.
🔁 扩展释义
*['stʌfi]a. 闷热的, 窒息的, 乏味的, 固步自封的, 自以为是的
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They also hunted and killed wild animals.
他们还猎杀野兽。
Today there are special kindergartens for Maori children, and the Maori language is now taught in more and more schools.
如今已有专门为毛利儿童而设的幼儿园，而且在越来越多的学校里讲授毛利语。
The sides of the deer were coloured with a reddish-brown paint.
鹿的四周用一种淡棕带红的颜色勾勒。