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发表于 2013-9-14 23:55:24 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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[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
9 o& ?& q  s& p( F+ `7 aSee also  GROUND STAFF+ P- i, G* O. `  C" u7 d
[sing.] (AmE) the people who work at a school, college or university, but who do not teach students: students, faculty and staff. ]8 q$ D  }5 b) v$ q3 V- D& n: D
[C+sing./pl. v.] a group of senior army officers who help a commanding officer: a staff officer9 h0 `" y7 q- i$ c0 H4 z' i
See also  CHIEF OF STAFF, GENERAL STAFF5 ^$ N* {/ }. p
[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
# G+ P+ ?6 v/ L1 ~ [C] (music) (especially AmE) = STAVE
4 x) l' h. x# Y$ m7 L3 ^; @* yIdioms: the staff of life (literary) a basic food, especially bread
# {8 d4 t+ s7 `6 l 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
4 ~! e- J/ c. `9 a7 b. N7 d5 hSee also  OVERSTAFFED, SHORT-STAFFED, UNDERSTAFFED
2 u' ?& ?( z$ U% Hstaffing noun [U]: staffing levels5 X: W# C/ k0 h1 Y0 x/ o
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In BrE staff (sense 1) can be singular: a staff of ten (= a group of ten people) or plural:
/ ]& E( g! R$ O  }& Z, hI have ten staff working for me. If it is the subject of a verb this verb is plural:
. [8 ]8 P8 V/ D# q$ p; F' AThe staff in this shop are very helpful.
8 f( m7 e) ~$ [+ nIn 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.3 `! m0 k) ]# _
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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adjective, adverb, noun, verb8 G9 {& q2 W; k6 L% \9 s7 l& M! D. p
adjective (stiffer, stiffest)
8 s. W0 d5 b" N. L. H! ?3 o* m2 }4 ydifficult to bend / move
" o. q1 E' n9 R( j) F 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.& ]* i4 j! q! g
muscles
1 G( {+ u3 ~0 L. x5 J 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.' t- U  @$ j' g  N2 `# A
difficult / severe* Z2 R, k/ E4 v
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)1 G0 _: b* F) F/ f% q. v& K
not friendly
9 H" l0 M/ w- g9 W (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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- x. S) ?; _, f+ c( t. ^ (informal) costing a lot or too much: There's a stiff £6 entrance fee to the exhibition.: b4 `  ?: f: `- l; R& k7 C. C+ D
alcoholic drink
# W9 `' b, a: Y2 B [only before noun] strong; containing a lot of alcohol: a stiff whisky ◆ 'What you need is a stiff drink,' he told her.
$ R1 f4 P; Z4 E' x" Vstiffly 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.; c, o  L, z9 p& n
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.1 ^7 f1 u3 q9 }  i" p! E0 o
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./ r! G& {$ F' X
adverb
) L$ S: p8 m# Y3 l( z4 K9 q (informal) very much; to an extreme degree: be bored / scared / worried stiff
5 k6 _: F' k0 ~. U$ S4 ] 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).
! S( h  N& n' P- [* b) N5 ~ noun (slang) the body of a dead person, e0 [: U# V. l( {6 _  J) @! f
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, verb
2 ^3 S( c" D7 _; e  U* X noun [U]
) d& ^7 W# m" B# ^, P6 {* n (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?' m! ^$ J1 k6 i; }" [
See also  FOODSTUFF
% J/ U! h- @* m+ @- i6 {2 s (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.! H+ g' N) t2 O1 }* _! F
~ (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).7 N, m1 t- ~4 i$ S1 U% f9 `: H& P
See also  HOT STUFF- N8 g9 I0 }' \- R3 b
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.: M% b, q* O+ |' f
not give a stuff (BrE, slang) to not care at all about sth
& ]7 f+ u; e3 o+ b* m- Bstuff and nonsense exclamation (old-fashioned, informal) used by some people to say that they think that sth is stupid or not true
" c/ n0 v" o# xmore at KID n., KNOW v., STERN adj., STRUT v., SWEAT v.
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, k2 R3 a: f. }8 |. j3 h~ 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.
# t! h& ]+ Z5 I" H! V% Y5 i* C [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.; u& W. o8 b$ D# G- ]
[VN] to fill a vegetable, chicken, etc. with another type of food: Are you going to stuff the turkey? ◆ stuffed peppers
$ ~0 W6 i# J( \2 Z6 [& z" q( {; v9 _  J [VN] ~ sb / yourself (with sth)
  q8 V& M/ e4 y& X- ~& m/ V" Q~ 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.
( h1 `5 \5 h0 z8 s$ t) f% w& 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.4 ^7 s5 }6 O- L
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.; m% x. v) f+ z2 E; L9 G
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.2 s9 y  Q& x  f9 I2 O
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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% ?7 {; u4 _, l6 B  G% X- l" F, q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
( ?7 X& `* @3 [6 T. `, m这个系列大家都头疼

. C8 {/ [4 ]# H! G, H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$ g; r! e. H* p+ J- e' f
不要放弃治疗!!

5 k) Y3 W. |! M; i1 ]. u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
* ]2 \, |9 z. G5 {- U) \; a就没准备治疗
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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
$ P2 [1 W( t6 K7 \  y没钱就找飞飞~

: I% I! F# O. {已无药可救了
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