Stuff

(noun.) miscellaneous unspecified objects; 'the trunk was full of stuff'.

(noun.) unspecified qualities required to do or be something; 'the stuff of heros'; 'you don't have the stuff to be a United States Marine'.

(noun.) a critically important or characteristic component; 'suspense is the very stuff of narrative'.

(noun.) senseless talk; 'don't give me that stuff'.

(noun.) information in some unspecified form; 'it was stuff I had heard before'; 'there's good stuff in that book'.

(noun.) informal terms for personal possessions; 'did you take all your clobber?'.

(verb.) fill tightly with a material; 'stuff a pillow with feathers'.

(verb.) obstruct; 'My nose is all stuffed'; 'Her arteries are blocked'.

(verb.) cram into a cavity; 'The child stuffed candy into his pockets'.

(verb.) treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting; 'stuff a bearskin'.

安德烈整理

• Under existing circumstances, however, she is dressed in a plain, spare gown of brown stuff. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• It was a small pyramid of black, putty-like stuff, exactly like the one upon the table of the study. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• The coffee was so exquisite that he asked for a second cup: such a contrast to the watery stuff at the club! 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• There was a great quantity and variety of stuff, as the Claytons had expected a possible five to eight years' residence in their new home. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• It was a strange reality of his being, the very stuff of being, there in the straight downflow of the thighs. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Laurie's a nice boy and I like him, and I won't have any sentimental stuff about compliments and such rubbish. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• She never brought in the gypsy stuff before. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• He sat in his usual place and attitude like a great stuffed figure. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Have some stuffed veal always, and a fine cheese in cut. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Because there was a stuffed buzzard, Mr. Jennings, in the hall last year. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Then Gutenberg added a handle to the stuffed ball. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• The fat turkey was a sight to behold, when Hannah sent him up, stuffed, browned, and decorated. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• We were to have a superb dinner, consisting of a leg of pickled pork and greens, and a pair of roast stuffed fowls. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• It was stuffed with papers. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• I was down at the water-side, looking for parrots brought home by sailors, to buy for stuffing. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• But for the happy chance of the gold stuffing, your suspicions would probably never have been aroused. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• He added a tight packing in the cylinder-head for the piston-rod to move through, and a steam-tight stuffing-box on the top of the cylinder. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• There are about sixteen million milch cows in the United States, and their contribution to the food stuffs of the day in milk, butter, and cheese is no insignificant factor. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The body demands a daily ration of the three classes of food stuffs, but it is for us to determine from what meats, vegetables, fruits, cereals, etc. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• I say, they came in with the mixed stuffs that will neither wash nor wear. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

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