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这次是 staff stiff stuff
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staff
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$ k2 w' g" F$ u7 x9 D0 D noun
5 P" y- m( [7 T3 q# ]- O [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 Nature4 ~% G8 C0 f w# C
See also GROUND STAFF
Z5 ]0 K- S! q1 X% n [sing.] (AmE) the people who work at a school, college or university, but who do not teach students: students, faculty and staff6 c3 j Y9 Q0 k2 S/ y
[C+sing./pl. v.] a group of senior army officers who help a commanding officer: a staff officer1 e/ n _/ J8 n z
See also CHIEF OF STAFF, GENERAL STAFF
1 G5 j/ _2 N- s: O$ a: a5 k0 H [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
+ O5 p P" w& f$ e- F6 h, ]% A [C] (music) (especially AmE) = STAVE0 {1 ]9 J: T6 H1 I5 d
Idioms: the staff of life (literary) a basic food, especially bread6 t+ B* N0 y0 h
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
1 R' R; S! v6 u2 |! Q) ESee also OVERSTAFFED, SHORT-STAFFED, UNDERSTAFFED
; d, f, {$ H6 M+ H8 @9 z; z0 Wstaffing noun [U]: staffing levels; ^1 i6 o. C5 w
GRAMMAR POINT
: I8 ^! ?! R5 @0 q$ kstaff
) Z; {3 s- G. k" O+ IIn BrE staff (sense 1) can be singular: a staff of ten (= a group of ten people) or plural:
; b8 c' O# j7 fI have ten staff working for me. If it is the subject of a verb this verb is plural:
" n: Y; p. n% a9 d) d4 MThe staff in this shop are very helpful.
& r* n* t! W) _" q3 OIn 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.6 L$ |: ^8 u/ j) h' b
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).! r7 V6 S/ x1 v# I2 H
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adjective, adverb, noun, verb
; U! u$ g" L" e' w adjective (stiffer, stiffest)2 ]. l- ^ N% c$ c! p* N( Z
difficult to bend / move7 a, w: W+ ^5 p- @# U/ W+ ^# F: l
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.
0 [7 C$ |1 D7 Mmuscles; k3 B2 `3 k6 C
when a person is stiff, their muscles hurt when they move them: I'm really stiff after that bike ride yesterday.
$ X ? `; r5 ]5 ]# Hmixture
! R/ q( `1 A$ P" J- j3 _% r thick and almost solid; difficult to stir: Whisk the egg whites until stiff.
9 P- o7 x$ J+ W+ z, H) |difficult / severe! I/ W' R, _6 x& O6 q
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)
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(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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: u, Y( }; r& c (informal) costing a lot or too much: There's a stiff £6 entrance fee to the exhibition.4 L. h7 X* |1 N' O) ^1 g" [. b! W9 p
alcoholic drink
! E& h( V. ]' R! Z [only before noun] strong; containing a lot of alcohol: a stiff whisky ◆ 'What you need is a stiff drink,' he told her.
" [7 Z# C u; h4 l4 n) c2 a9 |stiffly 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.* K8 C% c0 K# O; o
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.
# X2 l* c7 p! b" I8 ]4 s% @# HIdioms: (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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3 C. N+ d3 ]2 F k: Y [% I+ k (informal) very much; to an extreme degree: be bored / scared / worried stiff9 J8 M9 h/ f* X7 j. G8 Z
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).
& j( I& V8 o% ~0 {. B" `) g: P noun (slang) the body of a dead person" ?6 h! c; h; I' p+ F* j8 h
verb [VN] (AmE, informal) to cheat sb or not pay them what you owe them, especially by not leaving any money as a TIP; N4 x8 I/ d" J1 Y' x" E# }' p; Z
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noun [U]
. R. B8 E* \+ D+ Z# V& x0 B) ]- S (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?: u' b: D: }; |- E. `/ \
See also FOODSTUFF( v: S( z" b) t7 W
(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.
5 `) ?$ s7 Y# `8 q0 V6 x# r+ i0 m) L ~ (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).6 r0 x2 H6 \& S9 j# ]
See also HOT STUFF
" _8 z4 m4 H! Z) \6 }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.
) b) f0 C3 A$ t, W: Cnot give a stuff (BrE, slang) to not care at all about sth
# r$ ]3 J% ]1 P) k: e/ p" f8 ?1 t. ^stuff and nonsense exclamation (old-fashioned, informal) used by some people to say that they think that sth is stupid or not true' U( ]0 v/ Y- |- q" q
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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.
. W+ [: s1 l F+ L9 C, B [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.5 Q$ O' K: p7 p6 P* w5 B
[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.
$ l5 o) n9 h$ G: h [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.. r8 F* e' Y) v' P" r* {. C
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.6 D+ N. }% q* P
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.
8 `' F: d- E6 t" @7 V. 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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