stuffy
gb/stˈʌfi/ us/stˈʌfi/
B1
إنجليزي
fülledt, levegőtlen, eldugult, merev, karót nyelt
B1
1
fülledt
B2
levegőtlen
B1
نمط الاستخدام:
[place/room] is stuffy
It gets stuffy in this meeting room after an hour.
Egy óra után fülledt lesz a levegő ebben a tárgyalóban.
Open a window—it's really stuffy in here.
Nyiss ki egy ablakot – nagyon fülledt itt a levegő.
The basement felt dark and stuffy.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
This room is stuffy.
Fülledt a levegő ebben a szobában.
Let’s open the window because it’s stuffy.
Nyissuk ki az ablakot, mert fülledt a levegő.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse stuffy (no fresh air) with sticky (humid) or messy (untidy).
المعنى
not enough fresh air
تراكيب شائعة
stuffy room
|stuffy office
|stuffy classroom
|stuffy apartment
|stuffy air
|stuffy atmosphere
|get stuffy
|feel stuffy
|a bit stuffy
|stuffy in here
مرادفات
airless (More direct and literal; emphasizes lack of air.)
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close (Common in British English for air that feels warm and lacking freshness.)
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poorly ventilated (More formal and technical-sounding.)
أضداد
well-ventilated (Has plenty of fresh air moving through.)
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airy (Feels open and fresh with lots of air.)
مواضيع
daily_life
|weather
|home
|health
التعريف
A room that is stuffy does not have enough fresh air.
Having little fresh air and feeling unpleasantly warm, close, or hard to breathe in.
B1
2
eldugult
B1
نمط الاستخدام:
feel stuffy; have a stuffy nose
My nose is really stuffy today, so I’m going to stay home.
Ma nagyon el van dugulva az orrom, ezért otthon maradok.
She sounded stuffy on the phone because she has a cold.
A telefonban hallatszott, hogy el van dugulva az orra, mert náthás.
I always get stuffy when the pollen count is high.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
I have a stuffy nose.
El van dugulva az orrom.
I feel stuffy because I have a cold.
El van dugulva az orrom, mert megfáztam.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse stuffy (blocked) with runny (liquid coming out).
المعنى
having a blocked nose
تراكيب شائعة
stuffy nose
|feel stuffy
|a little stuffy
|still stuffy
|wake up stuffy
|get stuffy
|stuffy from allergies
|stuffy with a cold
|sound stuffy
|less stuffy
مرادفات
congested (More medical/clinical; often used in health contexts.)
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blocked up (More informal and conversational.)
أضداد
clear (Nose is not blocked and breathing is easy.)
مواضيع
health
|daily_life
التعريف
If you are stuffy, your nose is blocked and you cannot breathe easily through it.
Having a nose that is blocked because of a cold, allergies, or irritation.
B2
INFORMAL
3
merev
B1
karót nyelt
C1
نمط الاستخدام:
a stuffy [person/place/event]; [someone] is stuffy
The dinner felt a bit stuffy, so we left early.
A vacsora kissé merev hangulatú volt, ezért korán eljöttünk.
He can be stuffy about etiquette and dress codes.
Elég merev tud lenni az etikett és az öltözködési szabályok terén.
They wanted the ceremony to be warm and personal, not stuffy.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
The meeting was too stuffy.
A megbeszélés túl merev hangulatú volt.
He is stuffy and very formal.
Merev, nagyon formális ember.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may overuse stuffy for 'strict' or 'angry'; stuffy mainly suggests overly formal or old-fashioned.
المعنى
too formal and old-fashioned
تراكيب شائعة
stuffy attitude
|stuffy people
|stuffy party
|stuffy rules
|stuffy tradition
|stuffy formality
|stuffy and conservative
|a bit stuffy
|seem stuffy
|come across as stuffy
مرادفات
uptight (More about being tense or easily offended.)
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prim (Emphasizes overly proper behavior.)
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old-fashioned (Focuses on being behind the times, not necessarily unfriendly.)
أضداد
relaxed (Comfortable and informal.)
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easygoing (Friendly and not strict about rules.)
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casual (Not formal in style or behavior.)
مواضيع
people
|society
|work
|emotions
التعريف
A stuffy person or event is too formal and not relaxed.
Too formal, traditional, or serious in a way that feels boring, unfriendly, or uncomfortable.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
stuffy
IPA
GB/stˈʌfi/
US/stˈʌfi/
المقاطع والنبر
stuffy (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (stuffy)
تصريفات الكلمة
Adjective
- Base: stuffy
- Comparative: stuffier
- Superlative: stuffiest
تعبيرات
stuffy shirt
1/stˈʌfi ʃˈɚt/
fixed phrase
informal
overly formal person
A stuffy shirt is a person who is too formal and not relaxed.
أمثلة
- Don’t invite Mark—he’s a stuffy shirt and he’ll complain about everything.
- She expected the manager to be a stuffy shirt, but he was actually very friendly.
- The new professor isn’t a stuffy shirt; he jokes with the class.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- He is a stuffy shirt.
- My uncle can be a stuffy shirt.