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单词 stiff
释义 stiff /stɪf/ a. | ad. | n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I a.
1. 硬的,挺的,不易弯曲的
a stiff collar 硬领
His moustache was as stiff as a toothbrush. 他的胡子硬得像牙刷一样。
2. (手足等)僵硬的,僵直的;活动时疼痛的;难以活动的,不灵活的
His legs felt stiff from having sat for so long. 由于坐得太久,他的双腿感到僵直。
I went stiff with terror. 我被吓呆了。
I am stiff all over from that jolting in the waggon yesterday. 由于昨天乘大车时的颠簸,我感到浑身酸疼。
The door is rather stiff. 这门相当紧。
a stiff latch 很紧的门闩
3. 绷紧的,拉紧的
a stiff rein 勒紧的缰绳
4. 稠的,稠黏的;坚实的
a stiff paste 很稠的糊
The whipped cream is not stiff enough. 这掼奶油还不够稠。
stiff soil 坚实的土壤
5. 拘谨的,侷促的,不自然的;不优美的;生硬的;傲慢的
a stiff smile 牵强的微笑
The acting was stiff and we couldn't wait for the play to end. 演技太差劲了,我们等不及戏散场就走了。
She speaks stiff but grammatically correct English. 她讲的英语很生硬,但语法正确。
He was rather stiff with me. 他对我态度相当生硬。
6. (风等)强烈的,强有力的;(酒等)浓的,烈性的;(药物等)高效的
A stiff gust blew the tree down. 一阵狂风把树刮倒了。
He poured himself a stiff whisky. 他给自己倒了一杯浓烈的威士忌。
a stiff dose of medicine 一服药力很强的药
7. 严厉的;严格的
a stiff warning (punishment) 严厉的警告 (惩罚)
There will be stiffer penalties for drunken drivers. 对酒后开车者将实行更严厉的处罚。
a very stiff school 一所非常严格的学校
Censorship is not as stiff as before. 审查不像以前那样严格了。
8. 艰难的,费劲的;难以对付的;激烈的,拼命的
a stiff hike 费劲的徒步旅行
That exam was a bit stiff. 那次考试有点儿难。
Competition is stiffer than ever. 竞争比以往更为激烈。
9. 陡峭的;崎岖的
a stiff slope 陡坡
stiff terrain 崎岖不平的地形
10. 顽强的,坚定的,不妥协的
a stiff fight (resistance) 顽强的战斗(抵抗)
11. 过高的,过分的;(物价)高昂的;(行市)坚挺的
Three pounds! That's rather stiff, isn't it? 3镑! 那太贵了,可不是?
a stiff productivity target 过高的生产率指标
stiff interest rates 高利率
It's a bit stiff to expect us to go out at this time of night. 要我们在夜里这么晚的时候出去未免有点过分。
12. 喝醉的
13. (船)稳性大的,不易倾斜的
14. 苏格兰健壮的,结实的

II ad.
1. 僵硬地;坚硬地
She walked very stiff and fast. 她走路时身子挺得笔直,步速很快。
2. 完全地,十分,极其
frozen stiff 完全冰冻的
He bores me stiff. 他令我讨厌极了。
I was scared (worried) stiff. 我非常害怕(焦虑)
3. 在近旁,靠近地

III n.
1. 美俚死尸
2. 醉汉
3. 流浪汉,游民
4. 特别拘谨的人;令人讨厌(或粗鲁)的人,不可救药的人(亦作 big stiff)
5. 人;工人,劳动者;不熟练的码头工人
a lucky stiff 幸运的人
My grandfather, my father, and me were just plain working stiffs. 我祖父、父亲和我都只是普通工人。
6. 给很少(或不给)小费的人
7. 流通票据;钞票,钱
8. (赛马中)被认为必输无疑的马
9. [the stiffs] (俱乐部的)二线队伍

IV
vt.

1. 骗…的钱
2. 冷落,怠慢
3. 杀死
4. 亏待(侍者等),不给(侍者等)小费;让…空手而去;不付钱给…就走
Cabdrivers often get stiffed. 出租汽车司机常常拿不到小费。
vi.
(产品等)不成功;不畅销
[< OE stif; 与 ON stīfla to dam up, MLG stif stiff, L stīpes wooden post, stīpāre to press 有关]
phr. as stiff as a poker 见 poker¹
keep a stiff upper lip 见 lip
stiff as a board 见 board
stiff with 充满…的
stiff·ly
ad.
stiff·ness
n.
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