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; p  A9 @# p) }noun, verb
: E( ~) E& ?0 d3 ?6 H3 J) M noun
/ N- g- C7 t$ g. w0 f [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
+ A% q; H% z/ K4 X% y) b, R$ }  aSee also  GROUND STAFF
" F" |& V5 |* Y6 H$ g# ~$ ] [sing.] (AmE) the people who work at a school, college or university, but who do not teach students: students, faculty and staff
: O8 y4 e. a: p2 r [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of senior army officers who help a commanding officer: a staff officer
$ L: ^8 _/ X7 @3 USee also  CHIEF OF STAFF, GENERAL STAFF
[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
7 B: l4 v2 `- v) ~3 }, B [C] (music) (especially AmE) = STAVE
# L7 ~7 n# n; J2 yIdioms: the staff of life (literary) a basic food, especially bread
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
: m5 U! r; I1 Z5 \" q" ZSee also  OVERSTAFFED, SHORT-STAFFED, UNDERSTAFFED
" }' @6 K) d+ t0 \staffing noun [U]: staffing levels
GRAMMAR POINT
staff
In BrE staff (sense 1) can be singular: a staff of ten (= a group of ten people) or plural:
' A8 e% \. C$ J$ e  ]% v# `& X! SI have ten staff working for me. If it is the subject of a verb this verb is plural:
# u% B" }3 H, nThe staff in this shop are very helpful.
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.
$ G+ O4 V# k( t& B5 NThe 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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stiff

adjective, adverb, noun, verb
adjective (stiffer, stiffest)
difficult to bend / move
, J2 |* `, A/ x* X' N 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.
muscles
when a person is stiff, their muscles hurt when they move them: I'm really stiff after that bike ride yesterday.
2 L4 S* A: P3 }2 Z0 A: x8 F# R4 ]mixture
9 d4 k+ g. J2 X6 W/ n+ E thick and almost solid; difficult to stir: Whisk the egg whites until stiff.
5 X/ y4 |9 b7 c( k1 r) @( Xdifficult / severe
9 C$ j5 ~% ]3 ^- ^ 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)
not friendly
(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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+ C3 D% v7 [8 [3 x" V9 _ (informal) costing a lot or too much: There's a stiff £6 entrance fee to the exhibition.
" e( U: C; v% R' E: C. r  malcoholic drink
[only before noun] strong; containing a lot of alcohol: a stiff whisky ◆ 'What you need is a stiff drink,' he told her.
3 y8 M; J# t6 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.
1 j% I4 {9 x& {. l  Xstiffness 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.
Idioms: (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.
adverb
(informal) very much; to an extreme degree: be bored / scared / worried stiff
1 B5 }4 ?5 _7 f 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).
noun (slang) the body of a dead person
- H' a! K' \5 h% a: L/ ` 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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noun [U]
(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?
( g9 r( C5 `5 T: A# nSee also  FOODSTUFF
0 t. g9 w( Q- z7 n (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.
- E5 j7 W- R+ g5 x: ]* r ~ (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).
See also  HOT STUFF
, h! C/ m7 a$ HIdioms: 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.
not give a stuff (BrE, slang) to not care at all about sth
stuff and nonsense exclamation (old-fashioned, informal) used by some people to say that they think that sth is stupid or not true
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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.
3 \( v5 V/ F1 g. v5 Q$ o [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.
9 U) S! f0 Q6 [' [3 r: _ [VN] to fill a vegetable, chicken, etc. with another type of food: Are you going to stuff the turkey? ◆ stuffed peppers
1 z4 W2 j& u! W8 h7 } [VN] ~ sb / yourself (with sth)
3 |) G$ P' K) e# w0 B! c  _4 M' ^; F0 ^~ 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.
[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.
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.
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.
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.
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小迷家9527 发表于 2013-9-15 22:04
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话说、这是？！ 发表于 2013-9-16 20:42
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话说、这是？！ 发表于 2013-9-17 21:32
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