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- a starchy manner; the letter was stiff and formal; his prose has a buckram quality. 拘泥的举止；这封信写得呆板、正式；他的散文有种古板的特点。
- a starchy manner 拘泥的举止
- A true yam is a starchy edible root generally imported to the United States from the Caribbean. 真正的番薯是指一种可使用的淀粉质根菜类食物，通常从加勒比海输入美国。
- Legislatures often act in a negatory manner. 立法机关常采取消极行动。
- A finance-ministry worker who had brought from home a lunch box of chicken breast and mashed malanga (a starchy root) supported the change. 一位财政部员工从家里带来装满鸡胸肉和马铃薯泥（malanga）的午餐盒以应付改变。
- He got the money in a very underhand manner. 他用极为狡诈的手段弄到了这笔钱。
- She sat down in a gingerly manner. 她轻轻地坐下。
- He is a man gentle in manner but firm in action. 他是一个举止文雅但行动坚决的人。
- She talked to us with a defiant manner. 她用蔑视的态度和我们说话。
- He answered me in a rather preoccupied manner. 他心不在焉地回答我。
- He has a downright pleasant manner. 他有一种令人愉快的率直态度。
- He has a rather womanish manner. 他太女气了。
- He blamed me and in a manner he was right. 他责备我，而在某种程度上他是对的。
- She shows a spontaneous gaiety of manner. 她露出天真愉快的神态。
- There is a vein of melancholy in his character. 他的性格中有少许忧郁的气质。
- There was a long lag in forwarding mail to us. 转寄给我们的邮件晚了很久才拿到。
- A bowl of hot chicken soup is good for you. 喝一碗热鸡汤对你有好处。
- A cloud is a mass of vapor in the sky. 云是天空中的水汽团。
- A country must have the will to repel any invader. 一个国家得有决心击退任何入侵者。
- A fire was burning in the grate. 火在壁炉中燃烧着。
