stuffy

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stuff·y /ˈstʌfi/ adjectiveadj

1 AIRa room or building that is stuffy does not have enough fresh air in it 〔房间或建筑物〕通风不好的，空气不新鲜的，憋闷的

It’s getting stuffy in here – do you mind if I open the window?

这里越来越闷了，我开开窗行吗？

2 SERIOUS PERSONpeople, occasions, or places that are stuffy are too formal and old-fashioned – used to show disapproval 一本正经的，古板的，守旧的〔含贬义〕

Their wedding was stuffy and formal.

他们的婚礼古板而正式。

a stuffy old family

古板守旧的古老家族

—stuffiness noun [uncountableU]

the stuffiness of the room

房间的憋闷

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stuffy• Come on Dad. Don't be so stuffy!• Victor was as old-fashioned as his father, and equally stuffy.• The room was hot and stuffy.• The hotel room was hot and stuffy, and I woke up with a terrible headache.• A stuffy atmosphere, or one which is artificially heated, air-conditioned and lit, produces lethargy and depression.• You will not find a stuffy bureaucrat in him.• It's getting stuffy in here -- shall I open the window?• Georges is a stuffy individual who dresses in black tie just to watch Don Giovanni on television.• I wish I could escape from this stuffy little office.• You can find ways of taking advantage of good weather while others are shut in stuffy offices.• The stuffy people finally listen to this genius, then they stand and applaud.• They stood around her in the stuffy room, aghast.

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