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stiff
[英] [stif] [美] [stɪf] 生词本

adj.

adv.

n.

vt.

  • 易混淆的单词：Stiff  

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1. ADJ-GRADED 硬的;不易弯曲的 Something that is stiff is firm or does not bend easily. 

  • The furniture was stiff, uncomfortable, too delicate, and too neat...

    家具又硬又不舒服，太不结实而且太小巧。

  • His waterproof trousers were brand new and stiff...

    他那条防水裤崭新笔挺。

  • Her fingers were stiff with cold inside her leather gloves...

    她的手指在皮手套里冻得僵硬。

stiffly

  • Moira sat stiffly upright in her straight-backed chair.

    莫伊拉直挺挺地坐在她的直背靠椅上。

2. ADJ-GRADED (门、抽屉等)难打开的，不灵活的，发紧的 Something such as a door or drawer that is stiff does not move as easily as it should. 

  • Train doors have handles on the inside. They are stiff so that they cannot be opened accidentally.

    火车车门内侧有把手。把手都很紧，防止意外开启。

3. ADJ-GRADED (肌肉或关节)酸痛的，僵硬的 If you are stiff, your muscles or joints hurt when you move, because of illness or because of too much exercise. 

  • The Mud Bath is particularly recommended for relieving tension and stiff muscles...

    特别推荐想要放松情绪、缓解肌肉酸痛的人泡泥浆浴。

  • I'm stiff all over right now — I hope I can recover for tomorrow's race.

    我现在全身酸痛——希望明天比赛时能恢复过来。

stiffly

  • He climbed stiffly from the Volkswagen.

    他浑身酸痛地从大众轿车里爬出来。

stiffness

  • Stiffness and discomfort can usually be eased with heat or a warm bath.

    肌肉酸痛和身体不适通常可以通过热敷或洗热水澡得到缓解。

4. ADJ-GRADED (行为)拘谨的，生硬的，不太友好的 Stiff behaviour is rather formal and not very friendly or relaxed. 

  • She looked at him with a stiff smile...

    她看着他，脸上挤出生硬的一笑。

  • They always seemed a little awkward with each other, a bit stiff and formal.

    他们在一起似乎总是觉得有点别扭，有点拘谨，不太随意。

stiffly

  • 'Why don't you borrow your sister's car?' said Cassandra stiffly.

    “你为什么不借用你姐姐的车呢?”卡桑德拉生硬地说道。

  • ...a stiffly worded letter of complaint.

    措辞生硬的投诉信

stiffness

  • There had been stiffness and long silences and tension in the air.

    生硬的措辞，长时间的沉默，空气中弥漫着紧张的气息。

5. ADJ-GRADED 艰难的;严厉的;激烈的 Stiff can be used to mean difficult or severe. 

  • The film faces stiff competition for the Best Film nomination...

    这部电影在角逐最佳影片提名时面临着激烈的竞争。

  • Under Greece's stiff anti-drugs laws they could face twenty years in jail.

    根据希腊严厉的反毒品法律，他们将面临 20 年监禁。

6. ADJ-GRADED (酒)烈性的，酒精度数高的 A stiff drink is a large amount of a strong alcoholic drink. 

  • ...a stiff whisky.

    一杯烈性的威士忌

7. ADJ-GRADED (风)强劲的，猛烈的 A stiff wind is blowing quite strongly. 

  • Next morning dawned clear and sunny, with a stiff breeze rustling the trees.

    次日一大早,天空晴朗无云，大风吹得树木沙沙作响。

8. ADV 十分;极其;完全 If you are bored stiff, worried stiff, or scared stiff, you are extremely bored, worried, or scared. 

  • Anna tried to look interested. Actually, she was bored stiff...

    安娜努力装出感兴趣的样子。实际上，她腻烦透了。

  • I was scared stiff when I realized what I'd done.

    当我意识到自己的所作所为时，我吓坏了。

  • Stiff is also an adjective.

    • Even if he bores you stiff, it is good manners not to let him know it.

      即使他让你觉得无聊透顶，出于礼貌你也不能让他知道。

9.   stiff upper lip→see: lip; 
Noun

1. an ordinary man;

  • "a lucky stiff"
  • "a working stiff"

2. the dead body of a human being

Adjective

1. lacking ease in bending; not limber;

  • "a stiff neck"
  • "stiff joints"
  • "stiff hairs"

2. not moving or operating freely;

  • "a stiff hinge"

3. powerful;

  • "a stiff current"
  • "a stiff breeze"
  • "a stiff drink"

4. rigidly formal;

  • "a starchy manner"
  • "the letter was stiff and formal"
  • "his prose has a buckram quality"

5. hard to overcome or surmount;

  • "a stiff hike"
  • "a stiff exam"
  • "an uphill battle against a popular incumbant"

6. of a collar; standing up rather than folded down;

  • "an uncomfortable standup collar"
  • "a stiff collar"

7. incapable of or resistant to bending;

  • "a rigid strip of metal"
  • "a table made of rigid plastic"
  • "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"

8. very drunk

Adverb

1. extremely;

  • "bored stiff"
  • "frightened stiff"

2. in a stiff manner;

  • "his hands lay stiffly"

体育

  • 1.坚硬的
  • 2.坚实的
  • 3.固桅索装备
  • 4.稳定的
  • 5.不易倾倒的
  • 6.单张
  • 7.挺直
  • 8.僵硬

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  • 1.【修】刚性，硬；非弹性
1. A stiff collar may chafe your neck.
硬的衣领会擦伤你的脖子。

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2. After listening to the speech for three hours I was bored stiff.
听了三个小时的演讲，我厌烦透了。

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3. He asked a stiff price for his used car.
他给自己的旧车开了个高价。

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4. He suffered a stiff punishment.
他遭受了严厉的惩罚。

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5. He was scared stiff.
他惊恐极了。

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6. His manner seemed rather stiff and impersonal.
他的态度似乎很生硬冷淡。

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7. I looked a bit stiff while they were so lively.
他们都那样活泼，显得我太板了。

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8. I need a stiff whisky.
我想喝点烈性的威士忌。

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9. I want you to carry a stiff upper lip whatever happens.
我希望你无论如何不要垂头丧气。

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10. In the negotiations, they agreed to water down their original stiff demand to one acceptable to both sides.
在谈判中，他们同意把原来的强硬要求降低到双方都可以接受的地步。

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11. It was a stiff climb to the top of the hill.
爬到山顶上去是很费劲的。

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12. It was difficult to work the needle through the stiff cloth.
把针穿过这种硬布料是不容易的。

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13. My fingersare numb [stiff] with cold.
我的手指冻僵了。

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14. Only a few students passed the exam, so you can see that the paper must have been extremely stiff.
只有几个学生通过了考试，可见考题是很难的。

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15. Our teacher set us a stiff test in English.
老师对我们进行了很难的英语测验。

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16. That's a bit stiff.
那太厉害了。

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17. The army encountered stiff resistance from rebels in the hills.
部队在山里遭到叛乱者顽强的抵抗。

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18. The asking price is too stiff.
要价太高了。

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19. The clay is very stiff; we must make it thinner with water.
这粘土非常稠，我们须用水使它变得稀一些。

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20. The judge imposed a stiff sentence.
法官做出了严厉的判决。

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