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这次是 staff stiff stuff
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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
7 A6 g/ H5 o0 E# Y) JSee also GROUND STAFF
5 f5 h* L$ I; b, S' R [sing.] (AmE) the people who work at a school, college or university, but who do not teach students: students, faculty and staff9 N- \6 L; F9 b6 z! U+ ^+ A
[C+sing./pl. v.] a group of senior army officers who help a commanding officer: a staff officer
( }+ O1 D. i4 c8 A( sSee also CHIEF OF STAFF, GENERAL STAFF
. Q/ U8 H7 Q) I. [ [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$ H, z1 T7 F3 t; J. k8 t
[C] (music) (especially AmE) = STAVE
, X: l$ \3 k: ?$ Y' M/ AIdioms: the staff of life (literary) a basic food, especially bread
6 K* @0 r4 S3 j0 s% V, ] 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 department1 B$ e0 u( c$ C4 i
See also OVERSTAFFED, SHORT-STAFFED, UNDERSTAFFED3 d" |1 U0 q) m' Y- b
staffing noun [U]: staffing levels
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staff
& |6 D9 _7 w8 W# o; nIn BrE staff (sense 1) can be singular: a staff of ten (= a group of ten people) or plural:7 o. P" }7 t" G* m6 r4 @" b, r/ W& n) d
I have ten staff working for me. If it is the subject of a verb this verb is plural:5 Z" ^. w+ @; }5 P1 R9 i
The staff in this shop are very helpful.6 {! j, [( s* B; b# K. S
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.( }8 O6 _- {& f+ q- V
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).
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adjective, adverb, noun, verb2 c! l" r9 t2 O5 N+ E4 l
adjective (stiffer, stiffest)
, q8 S- Y c+ Mdifficult to bend / move
( f) w! ?( X I) h5 u7 ? 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.! S" X0 [# ]2 G2 j
muscles% ^ `" m6 j) p4 S( s# \, ~3 s
when a person is stiff, their muscles hurt when they move them: I'm really stiff after that bike ride yesterday." K4 F) {! b# i! n
mixture
+ l3 A, b, s# U, L thick and almost solid; difficult to stir: Whisk the egg whites until stiff.5 o o& p6 u, b3 [; j
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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)
3 w; h6 i- [7 }4 e- ynot friendly" U: y8 X5 I8 ]! e$ k
(of a person or their behaviour) not friendly or relaxed: The speech he made to welcome them was stiff and formal.
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3 W( r4 U3 @- L; O (informal) costing a lot or too much: There's a stiff £6 entrance fee to the exhibition.# R% D+ L& d) |# T; S
alcoholic drink2 I: f/ ~6 b! `$ i+ L1 _ P, Z
[only before noun] strong; containing a lot of alcohol: a stiff whisky ◆ 'What you need is a stiff drink,' he told her.
. p L# c2 G/ w( Y! Hstiffly 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.
- j$ k$ s' ?9 u; b/ c* Sstiffness 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.
2 A$ U* d% G- [7 JIdioms: (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.% n* Y" @$ U4 K) [! ?
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(informal) very much; to an extreme degree: be bored / scared / worried stiff- D$ T# U; `0 l( V: p
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).8 ^) A9 p8 @0 k1 Y5 j! i, I
noun (slang) the body of a dead person
+ s9 U: R* l0 l# b7 P' |3 l4 r 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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stuff
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(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?( Z8 P: F0 }( B, g/ v; C' I& ]' d
See also FOODSTUFF
, r. S- Z, E0 H, W( i5 h4 W) f* ? (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.
& C* Z) d4 M5 @9 f7 D ~ (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).$ ^* [+ Q9 p1 j: F6 b C2 L8 j2 ?
See also HOT STUFF; L' b& T. Z4 {" K
Idioms: 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.
* [: y8 L9 ^4 P. v; q7 Mnot give a stuff (BrE, slang) to not care at all about sth! r" A$ t6 D- b+ ~- W
stuff and nonsense exclamation (old-fashioned, informal) used by some people to say that they think that sth is stupid or not true7 \7 E+ l: O# O3 D' x: Q& ^% o# Z7 S
more at KID n., KNOW v., STERN adj., STRUT v., SWEAT v.
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~ 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.5 ]9 X3 W' }4 \5 m
[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.
* j( W2 c% B5 {, a/ t4 _8 S+ B4 ^! ^ [VN] to fill a vegetable, chicken, etc. with another type of food: Are you going to stuff the turkey? ◆ stuffed peppers
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~ 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.
6 ]3 w( F1 _/ d: }; `9 l* R# F [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.6 Z8 U2 u( y( S- P
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.* m( f8 K/ {" }' x h
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.
1 G3 G9 l+ s s6 Jyou, 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.
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这回好像有点点点点点多啊。。 |
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