小词活用:stuff来啦!
要充分理解掌握一个词的意思、适用场合、感情色彩,对于第二语言学习者来说,最基础的途径,首先是查看母语者编纂的词典———
stuff,做动词时,麦克米伦的首条释义是:
push something soft into a space or container.把柔软的东西塞进一个空间或包装物
Example:1,Mickel stuffed his books into the schoolbag .
麦克把书一股脑儿塞进书包。
由此衍生出的生活口语:
2,I am starved,I am gonna stuff myself.
我饿死了!我要大吃一顿!
3,No more,thanks,I’m stuffed.
作名词时,stuff的首条语义是:
variety of things(material,subtance)
东西、物品、玩意儿、事儿。
1,-What makes you so upset?
-School stuff.
什么事儿让你这么烦?学校的那些事儿呗!
2,What’s the sticky stuff on your mouth?
你嘴上粘糊糊的是啥?
3,They are chatting about household stuff again.
她们又在聊家长里短。