duff

duff1
noun
  1. [usu. with modifier]a flour pudding boiled or steamed in a cloth bag
    （在布袋中蒸或煮的）水果干布丁
    a currant duff.
    葡萄干布丁。
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: northern English form of dough
duff2
adjective
  1. (Brit. informal)of very poor quality
    (英，非正式)质次的，蹩脚的
    duff lyrics.
    蹩脚的诗歌。
    ■incorrect or false
    错的；不合调的
    she played a couple of duff notes.
    她弹错了几个音符。
noun
  1. [mass noun](N. Amer. & Scottish)decaying vegetable matter covering the ground under trees
    (北美，苏格兰)（森林地面上的）下层落叶层，半腐层，枯草层
语源
  1. late 18th cent. (denoting something worthless): of unknown origin
继承用法
informal
非正式
  1. (duff someone up)(Brit.)beat someone up
    (英)痛打，毒打
  2. (Austral.)steal and alter brands on (cattle). duffer
    (澳)偷盗并改变（牛、马）的烙印
duff3
  1. (Golf)mishit (a shot). duffer
    (高尔夫)误击，打坏（一球）
duff4
noun
  1. (N. Amer. informal)a person's buttocks
    (北美，非正式)屁股
    I did not get where I am today by sitting on my duff.
    我不是靠整天坐着不动才会有今天的。
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin
duff5
noun
  1. (用于短语 up the duff)(Brit. informal)pregnant
    (英，非正式)怀孕
    it looks like he's got her up the duff.
    好像他使她怀孕了。
语源
  1. 1940s (originally Australian): perhaps related to duff
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