stuff

noun

1. （事物名称不详、无关紧要或所指事物明显时用）东西，物品，玩意儿
   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
   1. What's all that sticky stuff on the carpet?
      地毯上那黏乎乎的都是什么玩意儿？
   2. The chairs were covered in some sort of plastic stuff.
      椅子都包了一种塑料膜。
   3. This wine is good stuff.
      这酒不错。
   4. I don't know how you can eat that stuff!
      我不明白你怎么能吃那种东西！
   5. They sell stationery and stuff (like that) .
      他们出售文具之类的东西。
   6. Where's all my stuff (= my possessions) ?
      我那些东西都哪儿去了？
   7. Could you move all that stuff off the table?
      请你把桌上那些玩意儿全都拿走好不好？
2. （泛指）活儿，话，念头，东西
   used to refer in a general way to things that people do, say, think, etc.
   1. I've got loads of stuff to do today.
      我今天有好多事儿要做。
   2. I like reading and stuff .
      我喜欢看书什么的。
   3. The band did some great stuff on their first album.
      这支乐队首张专辑有几支很棒的曲子。
   4. This is all good stuff . Well done!
      这一切都不错，干得漂亮！
   5. What's all this ‘Mrs Smith’ stuff? Call me Anna.
      哪来的什么“史密斯夫人”那一套？叫我安娜好了。
   6. I don't believe in all that stuff about ghosts.
      我不信什么鬼呀魂呀的。
3. 基本特征；特质；根本；基础；原料
   the most important feature of sth; something that sth else is based on or is made from
   1. The trip was magical; the stuff of which dreams are made.
      那是一次奇妙的旅行，宛如梦境。
   2. Parades and marches were the very stuff of politics in the region.
      游行示威是那一地区政治生活的基本内容。
   3. Let's see what stuff you're made of (= what sort of person you are).
      我们来看看你是怎样一个人。

verb

1. 填满；装满；塞满；灌满
   to fill a space or container tightly with sth
   1. She had 500 envelopes to stuff with leaflets.
      她得在500个信封里装上传单。
   2. She had 500 leaflets to stuff into envelopes.
      她得把500份传单装进信封里。
   3. The fridge is stuffed to bursting.
      冰箱满得都快撑破了。
   4. All the drawers were stuffed full of letters and papers.
      所有抽屉里都放满了信函文件。
2. 把…塞进（或填进）
   to push sth quickly and carelessly into a small space
   1. She stuffed the money under a cushion.
      她把钱塞到软垫底下。
   2. His hands were stuffed in his pockets.
      他两手插在口袋里。
3. 在（蔬菜、鸡等）里填入（另外一种食物）；给…装馅
   to fill a vegetable, chicken, etc. with another type of food
   1. Are you going to stuff the turkey?
      你打算给火鸡加填料吗？
   2. stuffed peppers
      酿柿子椒
4. （使）吃撑，吃足，吃得过饱
   to eat a lot of food or too much food; to give sb a lot or too much to eat
   1. He sat at the table stuffing himself.
      他坐在桌前大吃大嚼。
   2. Don't stuff the kids with chocolate before their dinner.
      正餐前不要给孩子一个劲地吃巧克力。
   3. We stuffed our faces at the party.
      我们在聚会时都吃撑了。
5. 制作（动物）标本
   to fill the dead body of an animal with material and preserve it, so that it keeps its original shape and appearance
   1. They had had their pet dog stuffed.
      他们请人把他们的宠物狗制成了标本。

1. N-UNCOUNT (泛指的)东西，物品，玩意儿
   You can use stuff to refer to things such as a substance, a collection of things, events, or ideas, or the contents of something in a general way without mentioning the thing itself by name.
   1. I'd like some coffee, and I don't object to the powdered stuff if it's all you've got...
      我想来点咖啡，如果你只有速溶的那种也可以。
   2. I don't know anything about this antique stuff...
      我对于这种古玩物件一无所知。
   3. 'What do you want to know?'—'About life and stuff.'...
      “你想知道些什么？”——“关于生命之类的东西。”
   4. Don't tell me you still believe in all that stuff?...
      别告诉我你仍旧相信那些东西。
   5. He pointed to a duffle bag.'That's my stuff.'
      他指着一个旅行袋说：“那是我的东西。”
2. VERB 把…塞进(或填进)
   If you stuff something somewhere, you push it there quickly and roughly.
   1. I stuffed my hands in my pockets...
      我把手插进口袋里。
   2. He stuffed the newspapers into a litter bin and headed down the street...
      他把报纸塞进了垃圾箱，然后沿街往前走了。
   3. His pants were stuffed inside the tops of his boots.
      他的裤腿儿塞在靴子里。
3. VERB 填满;装满;塞满
   If you stuff a container or space with something, you fill it with something or with a quantity of things until it is full.
   1. He grabbed my purse, opened it and stuffed it full, then gave it back to me...
      他抢过我的钱包，打开并塞满钱，然后还给了我。
   2. He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.
      他仍站在收银机后，嘴里塞满了爆米花。
   3. ...wallets stuffed with dollars.
      装满美元的钱包
4. VERB (使)吃撑;(使)吃足;(使)吃得过饱
   If you stuff yourself, you eat a lot of food.
   1. I could stuff myself with ten chocolate bars and half an hour later eat a big meal.
      我可以一口气吃10块巧克力，半小时后再吃一顿大餐。
5. VERB 给…装馅儿;给(鸡、辣椒等食物里)加填料
   If you stuff a bird such as a chicken or a vegetable such as a pepper, you put a mixture of food inside it before cooking it.
   1. Will you stuff the turkey and shove it in the oven for me?
      你能帮我给火鸡填上料然后放进烤箱里吗？
   2. ...stuffed tomatoes.
      酿西红柿
6. VERB 将(动物)制作成标本
   If a dead animal is stuffed, it is filled with a substance so that it can be preserved and displayed.
   1. A pike weighing 29 lb 8 oz taken in 1878 was stuffed and is on display at the estate office...
      一条 1878 年捕获的重 29 磅 8 盎司的梭子鱼被制成标本陈列在庄园管理处。
   2. He didn't much care for the stuffed animal heads that hung on the walls.
      他不是很喜欢墙上挂的那些动物头颅标本。
7. N-SING 基本特征;特质;根本;基础
   If you say that one thing is the stuff of another, you mean that the first thing is a very important feature or characteristic of the second thing, or that the second thing can be based or built on the first thing.
   1. The idea that we can be whatever we want has become the stuff of television commercials.
      每个人皆无所不能，这一理念已经成为电视广告的精髓。
8. 滚开;去你的;别烦我
   If you are angry with someone for something that they have said or done, you might say 'Get stuffed!' to them.
9. VERB (用在名词前表示强调)不稀罕，不在乎
   Stuff is used in front of nouns to emphasize that you do not care about something, or do not want it.
   1. Ultimately my attitude was: stuff them...
      我最终的态度是：去他们的。
   2. Stuff your money. We don't want a handout.
      收起你的钱，我们不需要施舍。
10. PHRASE 露一手;施展自己的本事
    If you do your stuff, you perform an activity in the way that people expect.
    1. Once I get on the pitch I know I can do my stuff...
       我一上场就知道是我大显身手的时候了。
    2. All that was left was to plant the roses and wait for nature to do her stuff.
       剩下的就只是栽上玫瑰，然后等大自然施展她的神奇魔力。
11. PHRASE 很内行;精通;懂行
    If you say that someone knows their stuff, you mean that they are good at doing something because they know a lot about it.
    1. These chaps know their stuff after seven years of war.
       7年的战争过后，这些家伙都成了作战行家。
12. to strut your stuff → see: strut

1. Passing my stall, she cast black looks at the amount of stuff still unsold.
   她经过我的货摊的时候，怒气冲冲地看了几眼还没有卖出去的东西。
2. Be very careful with this stuff, it can be dangerous if it isn't handled properly
   这东西一定要小心，稍不注意的话就会有危险。
3. I've been trying to cut down on the stuff that I cart around with me.
   我一直想减少随身带的东西。
4. If I sat home and worried about all this stuff, I'd go crazy
   如果整天坐在家里为这些事情担心，我会疯掉的。
5. The stuff was selling like crazy
   这东西卖疯了。
6. They're always selling off stuff like that dirt cheap
   他们总是以非常便宜的价格把类似那样的东西处理掉。
7. I don't want any more of that heavy stuff.
   我再也不想碰那种麻烦事了。
8. This is high quality stuff
   这东西质量很好。
9. This isn't highfalutin art-about-art. It's marvellous and adventurous stuff.
   这不是一件纯粹为艺术而艺术的华而不实的东西，而是进行了大胆创新的非凡作品。
10. It's amazing how people collect so much stuff over the years
    人们竟然日积月累地收集了这么多东西，真令人惊叹。
11. I mean, how could they possibly eat that stuff?
    我的意思是，他们怎么可能吃那东西呢？
12. I'd like some coffee, and I don't object to the powdered stuff if it's all you've got
    我想来点咖啡，如果你只有速溶的那种也可以。
13. I don't know anything about this antique stuff
    我对于这种古玩物件一无所知。
14. Don't tell me you still believe in all that stuff?
    别告诉我你仍旧相信那些东西。
15. He pointed to a duffle bag.'That's my stuff. '
    他指着一个旅行袋说：“那是我的东西。”
16. He stuffed the newspapers into a litter bin and headed down the street
    他把报纸塞进了垃圾箱，然后沿街往前走了。
17. His pants were stuffed inside the tops of his boots.
    他的裤腿儿塞在靴子里。
18. He grabbed my purse, opened it and stuffed it full, then gave it back to me
    他抢过我的钱包，打开并塞满钱，然后还给了我。
19. He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.
    他仍站在收银机后，嘴里塞满了爆米花。
20. I could stuff myself with ten chocolate bars and half an hour later eat a big meal.
    我可以一口气吃10块巧克力，半小时后再吃一顿大餐。
21. A pike weighing 29 lb 8 oz taken in 1878 was stuffed and is on display at the estate office
    一条1878年捕获的重29磅8盎司的梭子鱼被制成标本陈列在庄园管理处。
22. He didn't much care for the stuffed animal heads that hung on the walls.
    他不是很喜欢墙上挂的那些动物头颅标本。
23. The idea that we can be whatever we want has become the stuff of television commercials.
    每个人皆无所不能，这一理念已经成为电视广告的精髓。
24. Ultimately my attitude was: stuff them
    我最终的态度是：去他们的。
25. Stuff your money. We don't want a handout.
    收起你的钱，我们不需要施舍。
26. Once I get on the pitch I know I can do my stuff
    我一上场就知道是我大显身手的时候了。
27. All that was left was to plant the roses and wait for nature to do her stuff.
    剩下的就只是栽上玫瑰，然后等大自然施展她的神奇魔力。
28. These chaps know their stuff after seven years of war.
    7年的战争过后，这些家伙都成了作战行家。
29. There's a reason why women don't read this stuff; it's not funny
    女人不读这种东西是有原因的，它并不好笑。
30. Don't stuff the sack too full or it'll burst.
    别装得太多，把口袋撑破了。

  fill cram inflate stuff【导航词义：充满】

  fill v. （使）充满，挤满

〔辨析〕指（使）容器等装满某物或处所等挤满人；也可引申指使某人充满某种感情。

  cram v. 把…塞满，挤满

〔辨析〕指把某物塞入狭小的空间；也指人挤进或挤满某一交通工具、处所等。

  inflate v. （使）充气

〔辨析〕指某物充气膨胀，或指为某物充气。

  stuff v. 填满，装满

〔辨析〕指把某物装满；用于烹饪时则指给鸡、辣椒等填馅。

  material matter stuff substance【导航词义：物质】

  material n. 材料，原料；素材

〔辨析〕尤指木材、石头、金属、塑料等用于制作某物的原材料；也可指文学创作的素材。

  matter n. 物质

〔辨析〕一切有形物质的总称，既指构成宇宙万物的物质，也指哲学上与意识相对的物质。

  stuff n. 〈非正式〉东西，物品

〔辨析〕多用于日常口语，可指各种叫不出名称的物质、材料、物体等；有时指无关紧要的东西，含轻视意味。

  substance n. 物质

〔辨析〕通常指有某种特性的固体、液体或气体物质。

n.

do your stuff

• 施展自己的本事；露一手
  to do what you are good at or what you have been trained to do
  1. Some members of the team are just not doing their stuff (= doing as well as they should) .
     队中几名成员压根儿没有使出自己的本事。
  2. The medicine has clearly done its stuff.
     这药显然起作用了。

not give a stuff

• 一点不在乎
  to not care at all about sth

stuff and nonsense

• 废话；胡说八道
  used by some people to say that they think that sth is stupid or not true

kids' stuff

• 极容易的事；“小儿科”；小孩子都懂得的道理
  something that is so easy to do or understand that it is thought to be not very serious or only suitable for children

know your stuff

• 精通业务；对工作很内行
  to know a lot about a particular subject or job

be made of sterner stuff

• 性格十分坚强；有很大的毅力
  to have a stronger character and to be more determined in dealing with problems than other people

strut your stuff

• （尤指在跳舞或表演时）卖弄自己那一套，露一手
  to proudly show your ability, especially at dancing or performing

don't sweat the small stuff

• 不要为鸡毛蒜皮的事伤脑筋
  used to tell sb not to worry about small details or unimportant things

v.

get stuffed

• 滚开；不稀罕
  used to tell sb in a rude and angry way to go away, or that you do not want sth

stuff it

• （表示改变了主意或不在乎）管它呢，去它的
  used to show that you have changed your mind about sth or do not care about sth
  1. I didn't want a part in the play, then I thought─stuff it─why not?
     我本来没想在剧中扮演角色，然后又一想——管它呢——干吗不演？

you, etc. can stuff sth

• （粗暴或气愤地拒绝）还是收起你的宝贝吧
  used to tell sb in a rude and angry way that you do not want sth
  1. I told them they could stuff their job.
     我告诉他们说我不稀罕他们的工作。

noun

1. miscellaneous unspecified objects
   1. the trunk was full of stuff

2. unspecified qualities required to do or be something
   1. the stuff of heros
   2. you don't have the stuff to be a United States Marine

3. a critically important or characteristic component
   1. suspense is the very stuff of narrative

4. senseless talk
   1. don't give me that stuff

   Synonym:    stuff and nonsensehooeypoppycock

5. information in some unspecified form
   1. it was stuff I had heard before
   2. there's good stuff in that book

6. informal terms for personal possessions
   1. did you take all your clobber?

   Synonym:    clobber

7. the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
   1. coal is a hard black material
   2. wheat is the stuff they use to make bread

   Synonym:    material

verb

1. fill with a stuffing while cooking
   1. Have you stuffed the turkey yet?

   Synonym:    farce

2. fill tightly with a material
   1. stuff a pillow with feathers

3. treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting
   1. stuff a bearskin

4. overeat or eat immodestly
   1. She stuffed herself at the dinner
   2. The kids binged on ice cream

   Synonym:    gorgeingurgitateoverindulgeglutenglutengorgeovergorgeovereatgormandizegormandisegourmandizebingepig outsatiatescarf out

5. obstruct
   1. My nose is all stuffed
   2. Her arteries are blocked

   Synonym:    lugchoke upblock

6. cram into a cavity
   1. The child stuffed candy into his pockets

7. press or force
   1. Stuff money into an envelope
   2. She thrust the letter into his hand

   Synonym:    thrustshovesqueeze