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发表于 2013-9-14 23:55:24 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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[C, usually sing.] all the workers employed in an organization considered as a group: medical / library staff ◆ (BrE) teaching staff ◆ (BrE) We have 20 part-time members of staff. ◆ (AmE) staff members ◆ staff development / training ◆ a staff restaurant / meeting ◆ (especially BrE) a lawyer on the staff of the Worldwide Fund for Nature* H' H$ i2 b( q! [
See also  GROUND STAFF
2 ?( I- S- \4 d) f; L: y* k [sing.] (AmE) the people who work at a school, college or university, but who do not teach students: students, faculty and staff
  U9 s7 v+ ^% R& q [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of senior army officers who help a commanding officer: a staff officer
; o# q+ `2 d! s) P# @0 B$ r2 JSee also  CHIEF OF STAFF, GENERAL STAFF# E3 b4 I3 k( S3 R
[C] (old-fashioned or formal) a long stick used as a support when walking or climbing, as a weapon, or as a symbol of authority( B1 ]( G/ `1 b
[C] (music) (especially AmE) = STAVE
4 }9 M0 |# i0 U& T( U3 _. r. }+ @Idioms: the staff of life (literary) a basic food, especially bread
  [6 d* ]$ J6 F: G9 @ verb [VN] [usually passive] to work in an institution, a company, etc.; to provide people to work there: The advice centre is staffed entirely by volunteers. ◆ The charity provided money to staff and equip two hospitals. ◆ a fully staffed department
2 T  T  h5 \! l+ USee also  OVERSTAFFED, SHORT-STAFFED, UNDERSTAFFED
" D8 k. e4 i" _5 C) r( Mstaffing noun [U]: staffing levels
* d* s' c! ^: w* q/ uGRAMMAR POINT2 C4 a1 I: B* {( V+ H; ?$ S
staff
. N7 i. z, W% O5 A& I( mIn BrE staff (sense 1) can be singular: a staff of ten (= a group of ten people) or plural:' u. J6 k* Q# B
I have ten staff working for me. If it is the subject of a verb this verb is plural:
2 d4 K2 T' A2 ?. Y% cThe staff in this shop are very helpful., u0 k1 x6 `& h4 Y; @8 G: R- x$ S( p
In AmE staff (senses 1 and 2) can only be singular: a staff of ten (but not ten staff.) ◆ The staff in this store is very helpful., x) }' L! b4 U- ?) v& l
The plural form staffs is less frequent but is used in both BrE and AmE to refer to more than one group of people: the senator and his staff (singular) ◆ senators and their staffs (plural).' L% V8 \! G* `+ D

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adjective, adverb, noun, verb
( u! e9 j; O6 S" E( `/ H' ]$ _ adjective (stiffer, stiffest)
) T3 E# L$ u: Kdifficult to bend / move
5 k9 h2 d/ m) y+ k% V firm and difficult to bend or move: stiff cardboard ◆ a stiff brush ◆ The windows were stiff and she couldn't get them open. ◆ I've got a stiff neck.& ^% w& P5 ^2 C  V
muscles
; H* q9 b* G  d3 M7 G2 _# ] when a person is stiff, their muscles hurt when they move them: I'm really stiff after that bike ride yesterday.* e/ I' k. G0 m" @8 o$ ~
mixture7 e0 F; |, w# q+ _) m
thick and almost solid; difficult to stir: Whisk the egg whites until stiff.% {  j% _. `: p/ v
difficult / severe
: E# w& o, N: t more difficult or severe than usual: It was a stiff climb to the top of the hill. ◆ The company faces stiff competition from its rivals. ◆ The new proposals have met with stiff opposition. ◆ There are stiff fines for breaking the rules. ◆ a stiff breeze / wind (= one that blows strongly)
+ F* i3 Y; N1 o- A' ~not friendly
2 j5 `7 C; v2 J+ X8 e (of a person or their behaviour) not friendly or relaxed: The speech he made to welcome them was stiff and formal.2 \7 ]* V* h! e; b1 V8 t& y
price
) W) a( r5 s, r (informal) costing a lot or too much: There's a stiff £6 entrance fee to the exhibition.
8 B* i: p( Q- u6 p7 C" y8 s0 x9 Qalcoholic drink( j7 o& R0 j  A
[only before noun] strong; containing a lot of alcohol: a stiff whisky ◆ 'What you need is a stiff drink,' he told her.
( n! X  Y4 T5 I3 n4 u7 a9 x, \* b  h( Astiffly adverb: 'Thank you,' she replied stiffly. ◆ The key turned stiffly in the lock. ◆ She sat down stiffly on a chair by the wall, aware that they were looking at her.% @9 I1 e( D0 h/ Y; F+ e, d4 ?5 W: E
stiffness noun [U]: pain and stiffness in her legs ◆ She could tell from his eyes and the stiffness of his voice that she had offended him.
8 t1 E; |/ y2 @- F8 L" ~+ o$ WIdioms: (keep) a stiff upper lip to keep calm and hide your feelings when you are in pain or in a difficult situation: He was taught to keep a stiff upper lip and never to cry in public. ◆ Their reaction contrasts sharply with the stiff upper lip of the English.
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(informal) very much; to an extreme degree: be bored / scared / worried stiff8 a! M6 S( G  T0 |5 x
frozen ~ (of wet material) very cold and hard because the water has become ice: The clothes on the washing line were frozen stiff. ◆ I came home from the game frozen stiff (= very cold).
# E1 I' y1 D. f/ X( W noun (slang) the body of a dead person& M2 a' G1 B  y" n
verb [VN] (AmE, informal) to cheat sb or not pay them what you owe them, especially by not leaving any money as a TIP
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. p% @1 V8 W+ t8 }) V0 p! a. }5 H/ t noun [U]! @$ ?2 C2 a7 ^& C. T
(informal, sometimes disapproving) used to refer to a substance, material, group of objects, etc. when you do not know the name, when the name is not important or when it is obvious what you are talking about: What's all that sticky stuff on the carpet? ◆ The chairs were covered in some sort of plastic stuff. ◆ This wine is good stuff. ◆ (disapproving) I don't know how you can eat that stuff! ◆ They sell stationery and stuff (like that). ◆ Where's all my stuff (= my possessions)? ◆ (disapproving) Could you move all that stuff off the table?
2 U: [9 l  f- a% n5 R: fSee also  FOODSTUFF4 B" O3 m( o3 ]
(informal) used to refer in a general way to things that people do, say, think, etc: I've got loads of stuff to do today. ◆ I like reading and stuff. ◆ The band did some great stuff on their first album. ◆ This is all good stuff. Well done! ◆ What's all this 'Mrs Smith' stuff? Call me Anna. ◆ I don't believe in all that stuff about ghosts.( y+ o1 K; ?  b' }
~ (of sth) (formal or literary) the most important feature of sth; something that sth else is based on or is made from: The trip was magical; the stuff of which dreams are made. ◆ Parades and marches were the very stuff of politics in the region. ◆ Let's see what stuff you're made of (= what sort of person you are).3 u0 m( B6 q" H- k
See also  HOT STUFF
& q" e4 P! y5 d% XIdioms: do your stuff (informal) to do what you are good at or what you have been trained to do: Some members of the team are just not doing their stuff (= doing as well as they should). ◆ (figurative) The medicine has clearly done its stuff.+ M/ H' X5 s3 x3 j
not give a stuff (BrE, slang) to not care at all about sth+ E4 Q' z( F# T  y$ C& d* Y
stuff and nonsense exclamation (old-fashioned, informal) used by some people to say that they think that sth is stupid or not true8 P2 _% a; z. g' j2 G! n
more at KID n., KNOW v., STERN adj., STRUT v., SWEAT v., Y! W/ L* j7 ]- i, [/ j
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~ A (with B)
7 Q% q. s0 ^) F7 E' P2 i# n~ B (in, into, under, etc. A) to fill a space or container tightly with sth: [VN] She had 500 envelopes to stuff with leaflets. ◆ She had 500 leaflets to stuff into envelopes. ◆ The fridge is stuffed to bursting. ◆ My nose is stuffed up (= blocked because of illness). ◆ [VN-ADJ] All the drawers were stuffed full of letters and papers.  U  q! K5 Z7 g
[VN +adv./prep.] to push sth quickly and carelessly into a small space: She stuffed the money under a cushion. ◆ His hands were stuffed in his pockets. ◆ Robyn quickly stuffed clothes into an overnight bag.) ?; }0 T. b; o5 T
[VN] to fill a vegetable, chicken, etc. with another type of food: Are you going to stuff the turkey? ◆ stuffed peppers
9 X/ O+ s8 G: B4 Z2 r- u5 \ [VN] ~ sb / yourself (with sth)
3 @  s/ `0 [! b4 v' p  @9 v8 W~ your face (informal) to eat a lot of food or too much food; to give sb a lot or too much to eat: He sat at the table stuffing himself. ◆ Don't stuff the kids with chocolate before their dinner. ◆ We stuffed our faces at the party.7 f1 l+ n5 M' V2 V
[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: They had had their pet dog stuffed.! m  f, b5 }1 S6 S; {, R$ O. s
Idioms: get stuffed (BrE, spoken) used to tell sb in a rude and angry way to go away, or that you do not want sth: If they don't offer you more money, tell them to get stuffed.
" c4 d+ u0 k2 G, \stuff it (spoken, 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? ◆ Stuff it. At my age it doesn't matter.% [% t+ V4 U# ^$ L
you, etc. can stuff sth (spoken, informal) used to tell sb in a rude and angry way that you do not want sth: I told them they could stuff their job.2 D! T. n5 x- G0 }/ p% g1 r+ H

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这回好像有点点点点点多啊。。
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发表于 2013-9-15 22:04:37 | 显示全部楼层
这个系列大家都头疼
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 楼主| 发表于 2013-9-16 20:42:47 | 显示全部楼层
小迷家9527 发表于 2013-9-15 22:04
  S- s- {) H$ F) w; L# ~这个系列大家都头疼

, U) V! U0 U: \3 g4 P# Y不要放弃治疗!!
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发表于 2013-9-17 08:57:52 | 显示全部楼层
话说、这是?! 发表于 2013-9-16 20:42  `& ~* S: H3 w2 c0 ?! j- K
不要放弃治疗!!

& x9 H/ q2 R* m$ C就没准备治疗
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 楼主| 发表于 2013-9-17 21:32:10 | 显示全部楼层
小迷家9527 发表于 2013-9-17 08:57
9 V9 Z" x4 ^& t! C$ `& h9 {就没准备治疗

& F5 ^! I* [& [没钱就找飞飞~
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发表于 2013-9-17 22:17:40 | 显示全部楼层
话说、这是?! 发表于 2013-9-17 21:32
$ s' E' p! C# w  z6 Q没钱就找飞飞~

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