starchy
美音:
[´stɑ:tʃı
]英音:
[´stɑ:tʃı
]adj.淀粉的,拘泥的,浆硬的,含淀粉的
难易程度:
starchy为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:starchiness 副词:starchily 形容词比较级:starchier 最高级:starchiest
starchy
adj (-ier, -iest)
1 (a) of or like starch (似)淀粉的.
(b) containing a lot of starch 含大量淀粉的
*starchy food 淀粉含量高的食物.
2 (infml derog 口, 贬) (too) formal, stiff or conventional in manner 刻板的; 拘谨的
*He's always been rather starchy. 他一向非常刻板.
starchy
adjcontaining a lot of
starch1(1)
starchy foodsBrE very formal and correct in your behaviour - used in order to show disapproval
She spoke in a rather starchy manner.>starchilyadv>starchinessn[U]