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【让我们】一起过六级 9.14

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发表于 2013-9-14 23:55:24 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
这次是  staff    stiff    stuff
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$ C* |! S, V. A: q; N* Snoun, verb3 K2 o0 S  q* Z! [. V' I, ]
noun
( A% |/ l# k' |& v [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
: v$ K) b' |6 z- [& p! mSee also  GROUND STAFF7 Z, _/ o* M5 n$ |3 E7 [2 p5 U
[sing.] (AmE) the people who work at a school, college or university, but who do not teach students: students, faculty and staff/ q, P; l* `  A8 v! L3 G3 Q: p
[C+sing./pl. v.] a group of senior army officers who help a commanding officer: a staff officer; O0 I+ ?6 L' L/ r) F" _- R9 _
See also  CHIEF OF STAFF, GENERAL STAFF  g* T; F6 `4 q( i0 Q  m$ L+ t
[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
( p2 S) J6 S3 R( C$ e0 L0 a3 Z [C] (music) (especially AmE) = STAVE. K5 M# z6 D" }' F
Idioms: the staff of life (literary) a basic food, especially bread/ b) V' S3 w" O0 g' ^8 A- A5 o6 z0 d2 }
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
9 n* P7 {+ R% s& t. a& HSee also  OVERSTAFFED, SHORT-STAFFED, UNDERSTAFFED& H6 C2 P) F2 Z/ S- M
staffing noun [U]: staffing levels
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: ?/ s1 ]) J/ j4 ^$ N4 M  QIn BrE staff (sense 1) can be singular: a staff of ten (= a group of ten people) or plural:& j8 L" h+ C. w" V5 G+ E, Z5 e
I have ten staff working for me. If it is the subject of a verb this verb is plural:
# j" u7 B+ ^8 d! C& q2 H& V: _" sThe staff in this shop are very helpful.3 B3 I# z  I" L0 N+ {+ g- I$ R
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./ C! J0 P5 Z0 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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1 w8 I* q& `8 c# `4 }- }" t adjective (stiffer, stiffest)3 d- Q5 z3 b+ h% J9 q+ b
difficult to bend / move
" ]% c: w$ r6 z: k: u! s 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.  y# u! |9 ?$ {
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when a person is stiff, their muscles hurt when they move them: I'm really stiff after that bike ride yesterday.
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thick and almost solid; difficult to stir: Whisk the egg whites until stiff.- a( Z, L- q4 F; Z
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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)- P# D% y' q+ ~$ B  w5 N
not friendly
4 \6 u; K6 d; i, r  a (of a person or their behaviour) not friendly or relaxed: The speech he made to welcome them was stiff and formal.
+ R3 ]1 p6 @4 y$ P1 `price
9 w- m: s6 c" _% l7 z (informal) costing a lot or too much: There's a stiff £6 entrance fee to the exhibition.
' X" A) U. \9 Jalcoholic drink
' [( l" v: W) K1 w6 Z( Z [only before noun] strong; containing a lot of alcohol: a stiff whisky ◆ 'What you need is a stiff drink,' he told her.
# f* l* B# J# r  d3 ustiffly 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 u6 d* o" S. Q3 `4 Jstiffness 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.
+ @# J$ r1 B) u( @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.2 Z. q- o) |' y! M8 N: d4 F, @8 X
adverb
3 N' W! ~7 `0 A: f9 h/ i (informal) very much; to an extreme degree: be bored / scared / worried stiff# P  A# I, J8 s5 o$ B9 K
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).1 O! ?6 U7 }( X" Y
noun (slang) the body of a dead person( y% K# ^4 r' b, ~
verb [VN] (AmE, informal) to cheat sb or not pay them what you owe them, especially by not leaving any money as a TIP) r1 J4 U, K$ D1 j4 t
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noun [U]
( x" q" t9 X' x1 l/ H$ j% [ (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?
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% m9 \) v; P0 |/ ]8 p  J( C) b (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.# L  Z1 ?# F2 [5 g1 f  n
~ (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).
, w( x& d6 F; f/ j' t1 j6 vSee also  HOT STUFF% r% F0 X* f# {" O* t9 Z8 v
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.
1 l( E, t" F( o( cnot give a stuff (BrE, slang) to not care at all about sth( q: P. n3 U% Q2 ^+ _6 Y" X
stuff and nonsense exclamation (old-fashioned, informal) used by some people to say that they think that sth is stupid or not true! [; z; r9 L' a2 `1 o
more at KID n., KNOW v., STERN adj., STRUT v., SWEAT v.
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2 b( T# L8 |# p# W: i$ ]- e~ 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.& e& g. }" w, a$ D+ R4 T/ I0 F
[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.
' g8 k" `$ S% G0 d5 |+ c- {# u [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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5 D+ Q3 e0 H3 a0 d0 _; H1 F8 f~ 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.
$ u( ~8 p7 b1 p# 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.
. ^5 R1 Y# \: gIdioms: 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.; @( @# P4 X% J' z$ u
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.5 g- ?7 K, ~$ ]- ^, t
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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这回好像有点点点点点多啊。。
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发表于 2013-9-15 22:04:37 | 显示全部楼层
这个系列大家都头疼
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 楼主| 发表于 2013-9-16 20:42:47 | 显示全部楼层
小迷家9527 发表于 2013-9-15 22:04- o! x# B0 g% M- s* Q
这个系列大家都头疼
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不要放弃治疗!!
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发表于 2013-9-17 08:57:52 | 显示全部楼层
话说、这是?! 发表于 2013-9-16 20:42
3 ~9 ^% J$ H* \/ ?不要放弃治疗!!

3 X% O2 `0 [. Y% P" A% ~# ~. b就没准备治疗
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 楼主| 发表于 2013-9-17 21:32:10 | 显示全部楼层
小迷家9527 发表于 2013-9-17 08:57
* w7 O: q; T& ]7 z就没准备治疗

4 I+ n' h( W& n0 v4 @5 ?* P5 O没钱就找飞飞~
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发表于 2013-9-17 22:17:40 | 显示全部楼层
话说、这是?! 发表于 2013-9-17 21:32" f. T& n+ x/ H3 Z
没钱就找飞飞~
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已无药可救了
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