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guff

/guhff/US // gʌff //UK // (ɡʌf) //

胡说八道,胡说,乱七八糟

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Informal.

    • : empty or foolish talk; nonsense.
    • : insolent talk.

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Examples

  • She’s an activist devoted to the causes of indigenous peoples, a young woman who takes guff from no one—plus, her brother is one of the men trapped in the mine, so she has reason to be edgier than usual.

  • For Thomas, a 41-year-old health-care executive at MedStar Health Research Institute, the guff was worth it.

  • Angela Thomas got some guff from folks who envied her access after she posted the video of herself getting vaccinated.

  • (Branch) Rickey selected Jackie because he knew he could withstand the guff.

  • Is there a sassy but kindly Black female lawmaker who lives next door the quartet, speaking sense to men and not taking no guff?

  • And though he caught guff from his fellow soldiers, his commanders were impressed.

  • "Now you are here, you must take supper with me," went on the Widow Guff.

  • He has discharged the housekeeper, and some say he is courting the Widow Guff.

  • Fred Guff says he wants to go to the city, too, but his mother won't let him.

  • You have been here long enough, I should guess from your talk, to get on to our American guff.

  • Those of us who drink from the flasks of the sages of dreamland become so intoxicated with guff we are a peril to everyone.