- (informal)
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 （事物名称不详、无关紧要或所指事物明显时用）东西，物品，玩意儿 What's all that sticky stuff on the carpet? 地毯上那黏乎乎的都是什么玩意儿？ The chairs were covered in some sort of plastic stuff. 椅子都包了一种塑料膜。 This wine is good stuff. 这酒不错。 I don't know how you can eat that stuff! 我不明白你怎么能吃那种东西！ They sell stationery and stuff (like that). 他们出售文具之类的东西。 Where's all my stuff (= my possessions)? 我那些东西都哪儿去了？ Could you move all that stuff off the table? 请你把桌上那些玩意儿全都拿走好不好？ I want to buy some expensive tech stuff. 我想买一些昂贵的科技产品。
Synonyms thingsthingssee also foodstuff- stuff
- property
- possessions
- junk
- belongings
- goods
- valuables
- things (rather informal
) objects, clothing or tools that you own or that are used for a particular purpose: 指个人拥有或作特定用途的物品、衣服、用具： Shall I help you pack your things? 我帮你打点行装好吗？ Bring your swimming things. 随身带上游泳用品。
- stuff [U] (informal) used to refer to a group of objects when you do not know their names, when the names are not important or when it is obvious what you are talking about:
Where’s all my stuff? 我的东西都哪儿去了？
- property [U] (rather formal) a thing or things that are owned by somebody:
This building is government property. 这座大楼是政府的财产。 Be careful not to damage other people’s property. 小心别损坏别人的财物。
- possessions things that you own, especially something that can be moved:
Prisoners were allowed no personal possessions except letters and photographs. 囚犯除信件和照片外不允许有任何私人物品。
- junk [U] things that are considered useless or of little value:
I’ve cleared out all that old junk from the attic. 我把阁楼里所有的废旧杂物都清除干净了。
- belongings possessions that can be moved, especially ones that you have with you at a particular time:
Please make sure you have all your belongings with you when leaving the plane. 请确保在下飞机前带好所有的随身物品。
- goods (technical or rather formal) possessions that can be moved:
He was found guilty of handling stolen goods. 他被判犯销赃罪。
- valuables things that are worth a lot of money, especially small personal things such as jewellery or cameras:
Never leave cash or other valuables lying around. 现金或其他贵重物品请勿乱放。
- personal things/stuff/property/possessions/belongings
- to collect/gather/pack (up) your things/stuff/possessions/belongings
- to search somebody’s/your/the things/stuff/property/belongings
- to go through somebody’s/your/the things/stuff/belongings
- (informal)
used to refer in a general way to things that people do, say, think, etc. （泛指）活儿，话，念头，东西 Peter's article had lots of interesting stuff in it. 彼得的文章里有许多有趣的东西。 There's still a lot of cool stuff happening in Manchester. 曼彻斯特仍然有很多很酷的事情发生。 I've got loads of stuff to do today. 我今天有好多事儿要做。 I like reading and stuff. 我喜欢看书什么的。 The band did some great stuff on their first album. 这支乐队首张专辑有几支很棒的曲子。 This is all good stuff. Well done! 这一切都不错。干得漂亮！ I don't believe in all that stuff about ghosts. 我不信什么鬼呀魂呀的。 What's all this ‘Mrs Smith’ stuff? Call me Anna. 哪来的什么 “史密斯夫人” 那一套？叫我安娜就好了。 He's done so much stuff and been so many interesting places. 他做过很多事情，去过很多有趣的地方。 - (North American English)
I've read a whole bunch of stuff by different people over the past few days. 在过去的几天里，我读了一大堆不同人写的东西。
- stuff (of something) (formal or literary)
the most important feature of something; something that something else is based on or is made from 基本特征；特质；根本；基础；原料 The trip was magical; the stuff of which dreams are made. 那次旅行很奇妙，宛如梦境。 Parades and marches were the very stuff of politics in the region. 游行示威是那一地区政治活动的基本内容。 Connor's story is the stuff of legend. 康纳的故事是传奇。 the stuff of dreams/nightmares 梦/噩梦的内容 Let’s see what stuff you’re made of (= what sort of person you are). 我们来看看你是怎样一个人。
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting material for making clothes): shortening of Old French estoffe ‘material, furniture’, estoffer ‘equip, furnish’, from Greek stuphein ‘draw together’.
Idioms
be made of sterner stuff
to have a stronger character and to be more determined in dealing with problems than other people 性格十分坚强；有很大的毅力 Many would have given up, but Tim was made of sterner stuff. 许多人会放弃，但蒂姆是由更严厉的东西组成的。
don’t sweat the small stuff
- (North American English, informal)
used to tell somebody not to worry about small details or things that are not important 不要为鸡毛蒜皮的事伤脑筋
do your stuff
kids’ stuff (British English)
(North American English kid stuff)
something that is so easy to do or understand that it is thought to be not very serious or only suitable for children 极容易的事；“小儿科”；小孩子都懂得的道理 That was kids' stuff compared with what lies ahead. 和将要发生的一切相比，那算不了什么。 The movie is pure kids' stuff from beginning to end. 这部电影从头至尾幼稚至极。
know your stuff
- (informal)
to know a lot about a particular subject or job 精通业务；对工作很内行
not give a stuff
- (British English, slang)
to not care at all about something 一点不在乎
strut your stuff
- (informal)
to proudly show your ability, especially at dancing or performing （尤指在跳舞或表演时）卖弄自己那一套，露一手 strutting your stuff to the latest chart hits 昂首阔步地把你的东西展示给最新的热门图表
stuff and nonsense
- (old-fashioned, informal)
used to say that something is stupid or not true 废话；胡说八道