stuffy

[英] [ˈstʌfi:] [美] [ˈstʌfi] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED (人或组织机构)一本正经的,古板的,保守的 Stuffy people or institutions are formal and old-fashioned. 
  • Why were grown-ups always so stuffy and slow to recognize good ideas?

    为什么成年人总是那么一本正经,对好点子反应那么迟缓呢?

  • ...a firm of lawyers in Lincoln's Inn, immensely stuffy and respectable.

    林肯律师学院的一个非常古板而体面的律师事务所

  • ...stuffy attitudes.

    老脑筋

2. ADJ-GRADED 通风不畅的;闷热的;空气不新鲜的 If it is stuffy in a place, it is unpleasantly warm and there is not enough fresh air. 
  • It was hot and stuffy in the classroom.

    教室里很闷热。

3. ADJ-GRADED (鼻子)不通的,堵塞的 If you have a stuffy nose, your nose is blocked, usually because you have a cold. 
  • Aromatic capsules are great for easing the discomfort of a stuffy nose.

    芳香胶囊对缓解鼻塞有奇效。

stuffiness
  • Peppermint leaves are believed to relieve tiredness and nasal stuffiness.

    据信薄荷叶可以减轻疲劳和鼻塞。

Adjective

1. lacking fresh air;

  • "a dusty airless attic"
  • "the dreadfully close atmosphere"
  • "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke"

2. excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull;

  • "why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?"
  • "a stodgy dinner party"
1. Don't be so stuffy—of cause they can use the same bedroom.
别那么古板——当然他们可以用同一间卧室。

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2. He is learned, but neither stuffy nor pedantic.
他很博学,但既不妄自尊大也不卖弄学问。

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3. It was so stuffy in the tent that we could sense the air was heavy with moisture.
帐篷里很闷热,我们感到空气都是潮的。

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4. It's really hot and stuffy in here.
这里实在太热太闷了。

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5. The room was so stuffy that one could hardly breathe.
屋里太闷,憋得人透不过气来。

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