• verb 1 ~ A (with B) | ~ B (in, into, under, etc. A) to fill a space or container tightly with sth ; 311$;
Hii;
M : [VN] She had 500 envelopes to stuff with
leaflets. MmZ 500 7ff 0 She
had 500 leaflets to
stuff into
envelopes. (itfe % fE 500 fjf # 3* is M M o 0
The fridge is stuffed to bursting. #Kf. 0 [VN-ADJ] All the drawers were stuffed full of letters and
papers. 2 [VN +adv./prep.}
to push sth quickly
and carelessly into a small space IE---Hitt ( )
ETZ71 SHOVE: She stuffed the
money under
a cushion. o His
hands were
stuffed in his pockets, fife
3 [VN] to fill
a vegetable, chicken, etc. with another type of food £ ( M,
) !*A ( f-) ; iff ••• 3£ ffi: Are you going to stuff the turkey? # ffW in k %% hW 14 ? O stuffed peppers ft ffii rfW. 4 [VN]
~ sb/yourself
(with sth) | ~ your face (informal)
to eat a lot of food or too much food; to give sb a lot or too much to eat (
{& ) ffe#, n£jE, He sat at
the
table
stuffing himself, Ab£Ai#o 0 Don’t stuff
the kids with
chocolate before their dinner. iE^M^f^in ^ ff — k fl] k k o o We stuffed our faces at the
party. To 5 [VN] [usually passive] to
fill the dead body of
an animal with material and preserve it, so that it keeps its original shape
and appearance fij# ( #i$j ) They
had had their pet
dog stuffed. ftfe iU if k JE life ill tfj % tl M ffc T H A . fTTTTJl get 'stuffed {BrE, informaf) used
to tell sb in a rude and angry way to go away, or that you do not want sth ’stuff it (informal)
used to show that you have changed your mind about sth or do not care about sth
(
I didn’t want a part in the play, then
I thought—stuff it— why not? $—
XNAXili? you, etc. can stuff sth (informal)
used to tell sb in a
rude and angry way that you do not want sth ( W
1
told them
they could stuff their job. ifHMIiftfc'F #¥ffein$x#o
stuffed /stAft/
adj. [not before noun] (informal) having eaten so much that you
cannot eat anything else tin 003 full
stuffed
'animal noun 1 {especially NAmE) = soft toy
2
a dead animal that has been stuffed zj] fa : stuffed
animals in glass cases
stuffed
'shirt noun (informal, disapproving) a person who is very serious,
formal or old-fashioned
WA; kmk;
.stuffed 'up adj. if you are stuffed up, your nose is
blocked and you are not able to breathe easily #77
11H; m
stuffing /'stAfir)/ noun [U] 1 {NAmE also dress-ing) a mixture of finely chopped food, such as
bread, onions and herbs, placed
inside a chicken, etc. before it is cooked to give it flavour ( ) ff $4
2
soft material used to fill cushions,
toys, etc. (
7\ Etn filling ITSTOI see knock v.
stuffy /'stAfi/ adj. (stuffier, stuffi
est) 1 (of a building, room, etc. ft ^$3, /^|ti]-3f) warm in
an unpleasant way and without enough fresh air ;
N AW; HMX
% :
a stuffy room $ (ft |h] 0 It
gets very hot and
stuffy in
here in summer. j£l. 2 {informal,
disapproving) very serious, formal, boring or old-
fashioned KWM; {1767 a
stuffy,
formal family ^iE^MXS'MW—^Ao plain, stuffy clothes AM ► stuffiness noun [U]
stul ti
fy ing /'stAltifanrj/
adj. {formal) making you feel very bored and
unable to think of new ideas 2L ^ I# {£ A;£?$$J; tAliiStW:
the stultifying effects of work that never varies
► stul tify verb (stul-ti fies, stul-ti-fy-ing, stul-ti-fied, stul ti fied) [VN] stul-ti-fy-ing*ly adv. stum
ble /'stAmbl/ verb [V] 1 ~ (over/on sth) to hit your foot against sth while you are
walking or running and almost fall i% P ETTH trip : The
child stumbled and fell. 7 7
“ ~F, W$\To 01
stumbled over a rock.
2 [+adv./prep.] to
walk or move in an unsteady way gfc 3k If ]f ftfe M; SI If M
7r: We were
stumbling around
in the dark looking for a candle. H Bf 7, $,f ] 3 ~ (over/through sth) to
make a mistake or
mistakes and stop while you are speaking, reading to sb or playing music ( X
Jflfl % life ) ift, M#: In her nervousness
she stumbled over her words. EGWo 0 I stumbled through
the piano piece with
difficulty. v#
% 7 2$ k. ^ ffi o ► stum-ble noun IJ!l;jfJ 'stumble across/on/upon sth/sb to
discover sth/sb unexpectedly MilJAl: Police have
stumbled across a
huge drugs ring. W
fffcMX A f!—Xft A frXlfi il H 01 o 'stumble into sth to become involved
in sth by chance ft M |h] '& >E ^ ♦ : I stumbled into acting when I left
college.
stumbling block noun ~ (to sth) | ~ (to
doing sth)
something that causes
problems and prevents you from achieving your aim H771 obstacle
stump /stAmp/ noun, verb
■ noun 1 [C]
the bottom part of a tree left in the ground after the rest has fallen or been
cut down 2 [C] the end of sth or the part that is left after the main part has
been cut, broken off or worn away
the stump of a pencil 3 [C] the short
part of sb’s leg or
arm that is left after the rest has been cut off 4 [C, usually pi.] (in cricket
^Jt) one of the set of three vertical wooden sticks (called the stumps) that
form the wicket ( Httl'TW ) tt 5 the stump [sing.] (informal, especially
NAmE) the fact of a
politician before an election going to different places and trying to get
people’s support by making speeches ( i&'&Mfe ^ f|ij 0 iU ; The
senator gave his standard
stump
speech. j
— foWir
o o politicians on the stump M ® iU 1$: in IRffl see stir v.
m verb 1 [VN] [usually passive] {informal) to ask sb a question that is too difficult
for them to answer or give them a problem that they cannot solve • • • #£ ffj ; ffi] ECT7I baffle : I’m stumped. I don’t know how they
got here before us. ^MX'ltTo HcXMfMlX
£ S
^ 0 0
Kate was stumped
for words (= unable to
answer). # 'IK n X 0 2 [V -i-adv./prep.] to walk
in a
noisy, heavy way,
especially because you are angry or upset ( mn STOMP:
He stumped off, muttering under his breath, fife Hjt S Rfcir, PiKiS:ftfeX7o 3 {NAmE) to travel around making political speeches, especially
before an election (ft^£j£^f!B)ftA«[HlilCi&:
[V +adv./prep.] He stumped around the country trying to build up
support. ftfe#^g&MH!$m, fy&mmjfatko [31sovn]4[vn] (in cricket
^g^) to put a batsman out of the
game by touching the stumps with the ball when he or she is out of the area in
which the ball can be hit ( $4 H tt
H ) fsfe ( .stump ’up (for sth) |
.stump up sth (for sth) {BrE,
informal) to pay money for
sth ( k- - )#($, am COUGH UP: We
were asked to stump up
for the repairs. il ^ o O Who is
going to stump up the extra money?
stumpy /'stAmpi/ adj. (disapproving) short and thick fe am STUBBY: stumpy fingers ELM. o
a stumpy tail
stun /stAn/ verb (-nn-) [VN] 1 to make a person or an animal unconscious
for a short time, especially by hitting them on the head ( it la ) fT# ETiTI
knock out: The
fall stunned me for a moment. lA -T t$ f# 7 K' M o O The animals are stunned before
slaughter. M ^ mi fc rfiW
0 2 to surprise or
shock sb so much that
they cannot think clearly or speak @ m P * ) am ASTOUND
o note at surprise 3 to impress sb very much ^ A ) IflMam amaze: They
were stunned by the view from the summit.
{mjti 55(7 E o ► stunned adj.: She was too
stunned to speak. M isi ff- U i# 7 tH A 0 0 There was a stunned silence when I told them
the news. Eg S iff T ffl, fife
stung pt, pp of STING