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stuffed shirt

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌstuffed ˈshirt noun [countable] informal  SERIOUS PERSONsomeone who behaves in a very formal way and thinks that they are important 神气十足的人,妄自尊大的人
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stuffed shirtMarcus was a true intellectual stuffed shirt.Modigliani clearly felt no empathy towards the stuffed shirt towering above his wife.
ˌstuffed ˈshirt nounChineseSyllable
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stuffed shirt
ˌstuffed ˈshirt noun [countable] informal
someone who behaves in a very formal way and thinks that they are important


stuffed shirtBrE /ˌstʌft ˈʃɜːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌstʌft ˈʃɜːrt/ 🔊 noun (informal, disapproving) a person who is very serious, formal or old-fashioned 一本正经的人;古板的人;保守的人