2 N‑COUNT A studio is a room where radio or television programmes are recorded, CDs are produced, or films are made. □ She's much happier performing live than in a recording studio.
3 N‑COUNT [usu pl] You can also refer to film-making or recording companies as studios . □ She wrote to Paramount Studios and asked if they would audition her.
4 N‑COUNT A studio is a small flat with one room for living and sleeping in, a kitchen, and a bathroom. You can also talk about a studio flat in British English or a studio apartment in American English. □ I live on my own in a studio flat.
stu |dio au di|ence (studio audiences ) N‑COUNT [with sing or pl verb] A studio audience is a group of people who are in a television or radio studio watching while a programme is being made, so that their clapping, laughter, or questions are recorded on the programme.
stu|di|ous /stjuː diəs, stuː -/ ADJ Someone who is studious spends a lot of time reading and studying books. □ I was a very quiet, studious little girl.
stu|di|ous|ly /stjuː diəsli, stuː -/ ADV [usu ADV with v, oft ADV adj] If you do something studiously , you do it carefully and deliberately. □ When I looked at Clive, he studiously avoided my eyes.
study ◆◆◆ /stʌ di/ (studies , studying , studied )
1 VERB If you study , you spend time learning about a particular subject or subjects. □ [V ] …a relaxed and happy atmosphere that will allow you to study to your full potential. □ [V n] He went to Hull University, where he studied History and Economics. □ [V + for ] The rehearsals make it difficult for her to study for law school exams.
2 N‑UNCOUNT Study is the activity of studying. □ …the use of maps and visual evidence in the study of local history. □ She gave up her studies to take a job with the company.
3 N‑COUNT A study of a subject is a piece of research on it. □ Recent studies suggest that as many as 5 in 1000 new mothers are likely to have this problem.
4 N‑PLURAL You can refer to educational subjects or courses that contain several elements as studies of a particular kind. □ …a new centre for Islamic studies. □ She is currently doing a business studies course at Leeds.
5 VERB If you study something, you look at it or watch it very carefully, in order to find something out. □ [V n] Debbie studied her friend's face for a moment.
6 VERB If you study something, you consider it or observe it carefully in order to be able to understand it fully. □ [V n] I know that you've been studying chimpanzees for thirty years now. □ [V n] I invite every citizen to carefully study the document.
7 N‑COUNT A study by an artist is a drawing which is done in preparation for a larger picture.
8 N‑COUNT A study is a room in a house which is used for reading, writing, and studying.
9 → see also studied , case study SYNONYMS study VERB 1
learn: Their children were going to learn English.
cram: She was cramming for her Economics exam.
revise: I have to revise for maths. NOUN
2
examination: The proposal requires careful examination and consideration.
3
investigation: He ordered an investigation into the affair.
analysis: We did an analysis of the way that government money has been spent in the past.
stuff ◆◆◇ /stʌ f/ (stuffs , stuffing , stuffed )
1 N‑UNCOUNT You can use stuff to refer to things such as a substance, a collection of things, events, or ideas, or the contents of something in a general way without mentioning the thing itself by name. [INFORMAL ] □ I'd like some coffee, and I don't object to the powdered stuff if it's all you've got. □ 'What do you want to know?'—'About life and stuff.' □ He pointed to a duffle bag.'That's my stuff.'
2 VERB If you stuff something somewhere, you push it there quickly and roughly. □ [V n prep/adv] I stuffed my hands in my pockets. □ [V n prep/adv] He stuffed the newspapers into a litter bin and headed down the street.
3 VERB If you stuff a container or space with something, you fill it with something or with a quantity of things until it is full. □ [V n adj] He grabbed my purse, opened it and stuffed it full, then gave it back to me. □ [V n + with ] He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.
4 VERB If you stuff yourself , you eat a lot of food. [INFORMAL ] □ [V pron-refl prep] I could stuff myself with ten chocolate bars and half an hour later eat a big meal. ● stuffed ADJ [v-link ADJ ] □ But you're just so stuffed you won't be able to drink anything.
5 VERB If you stuff a bird such as a chicken or a vegetable such as a pepper, you put a mixture of food inside it before cooking it. □ [V n] Will you stuff the turkey and shove it in the oven for me? □ [V -ed] …stuffed tomatoes.
6 VERB [usu passive] If a dead animal is stuffed , it is filled with a substance so that it can be preserved and displayed.
7 VERB Stuff is used in front of nouns to emphasize that you do not care about something, or do not want it. [INFORMAL , EMPHASIS ] □ [V n] Ultimately my attitude was: stuff them. □ [V n] Stuff your money. We don't want a handout.
8 PHRASE If you say that someone knows their stuff , you mean that they are good at doing something because they know a lot about it. [INFORMAL , APPROVAL ] □ These chaps know their stuff after seven years of war.