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
No, I have to turn it in in the morning.
不行 ,明天上午我得交出去。
He has gone to America.
他去了美国。[表示结果持续至今]
The dancer ran in a straight line, wagging from side to side.