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    stiff 的英语意思

    stiffstiff1 /stɪf/ adjective (comparative stiffer, superlative stiffest) 查看全部语言翻译1body if someone or a part of their body is stiff, their muscles hurt and it is difficult for them to move(身体某部位)僵硬的;肌肉酸痛、难以活动stiff from doing something Her legs were stiff from kneeling.她跪久了,双腿僵硬酸痛。stiff with Her fingers were stiff with cold.她的手指冻得僵硬。stiff neck/back/joint etc Alastair woke with a stiff neck.Alastair 醒来时脖子僵硬。 I never felt stiff after training until I was in my thirties.我直到三十多岁才开始在训练后感到肌肉僵硬酸痛。 The next morning I was as stiff as a board (=very stiff).第二天早上我僵得像块木板(=非常僵硬)。 see thesaurus at painful2material/substance firm, hard, or difficult to bend坚实的;坚硬的;不易弯曲的:  a shirt with a stiff collar领子硬挺的衬衫 see thesaurus at hard3mixture a stiff mixture is thick and almost solid, so that it is not easy to mix(混合物)浓稠而接近固态,不易搅拌:  Beat the egg whites until stiff.将蛋白打至硬性发泡。 a stiff dough硬实的面团4difficult difficult to do or deal with困难的;难以应付的:  a stiff test一次难度较大的测试stiff competition/opposition Graduates face stiff competition in getting jobs.毕业生在求职时面临激烈竞争。5severe a stiff punishment is great or severe(惩罚)严厉的;重的stiff sentence/penalty/fine calls for stiffer penalties for rapists要求对强奸犯施以更严厉惩罚的呼声6door/drawer etc British English difficult to move, turn, or open(机械或器物)难以移动、转动或开启的:  Pull hard – that drawer’s very stiff.用力拉——那个抽屉很难拉开。7unfriendly if someone’s behaviour is stiff, they behave in a very formal or unfriendly way(举止)过于正式的;拘谨冷淡的:  Their goodbyes were stiff and formal.他们的道别生硬而正式。 Parsons gave a stiff performance in the main role.Parsons 在主角的表演中显得生硬拘谨。8price a stiff price etc is high, especially higher than the price etc of similar things(价格等)偏高的;尤指高于同类事物:  a stiff tax on cigarettes对香烟征收的重税9stiff wind/breeze a fairly strong wind etc(风等)相当强劲的10stiff drink/whisky etc a very strong alcoholic drink烈性酒饮料11stiff upper lip the ability to stay calm and not show your feelings in a difficult or upsetting situation(在困难或令人痛苦的情况下)保持镇定、不流露情感的能力:  Men were taught to keep a stiff upper lip.男性被教导要坚忍克己、不动声色。stiffly adverbstiffness noun [uncountable]
    stiffstiff2 adverb 1bored/scared/worried stiff informal非正式 extremely bored, frightened, or worried极度无聊的、极度恐惧的或极度担忧的:  As a child, I was scared stiff of going down to the cellar.小时候,一想到要下地窖我就吓得要命。2frozen stiff a)extremely cold(人)冻僵的;极度寒冷的:  Goodness, your hands are frozen stiff!天哪,你的手都冻僵了! b)cloth that is frozen stiff is hard because the water in it has frozen(布料)因内部水分结冰而变得僵硬
    stiffstiff3 noun [countable] informal非正式 1the body of a dead person死尸;尸体2working stiff American English an ordinary person who works to earn enough money to live为糊口而工作的普通人3someone who you think is old-fashioned and too formal(被认为)守旧且过于刻板的人:  His business tactics outraged the stiffs of the UK establishment.他的商业手段激怒了英国权贵阶层中那些保守迂腐的人物。
    stiffstiff4 verb informal非正式 1[transitive] American English to cheat someone by not paying them, especially by not leaving a tip in a restaurant欺骗某人而不付款;尤指在餐厅不留小费:  I can’t believe that couple stiffed me!真不敢相信那对夫妇就这么走了,连小费都没给!2[intransitive] if a new product, film, show etc stiffs, it does not sell well or fails completely(新产品、电影、演出等)销量不佳;彻底失败 SYN  bomb:  They had a hit in the 1990s, but their subsequent releases stiffed.他们在20世纪90年代曾推出过一首热门歌曲,但此后的唱片发行却全部滞销。