stuffy
adj
(-ier, -iest)
1 (of a room, etc) not having much fresh air (指房间等)通风不良的, 闷人的
a smoky, stuffy pub 烟雾弥漫、 空气污浊的酒馆.
2 (infml 口) (of a person or thing) formal and dull; prim; staid (指人或事物)一本正经的, 古板的, 拘谨的
a stuffy newspaper, club, legal practice 沉闷乏味的报纸、 俱乐部、 司法工作
Only the stuffier members were shocked by her jokes. 只有那些脑筋旧的人才认为她说的笑话令人吃惊.
3 (infml 口) (of the nose) blocked so that breathing is difficult; stuffed up (指鼻子)不通的, 堵塞的.
Shylock, how can you hope for mercy yourself when you show none?
夏洛克,如果你不宽恕别人,你自己怎能希望得到别人的宽恕呢?
On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read