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.
🗣️ 情景例句
I can't build a fire by rubbing two pieces of wood together.
我总不能靠着磨擦两片木柴来取火吧。
Do you like him?
你喜欢他?
I sat down at the breakfast table in an exhausted condition.