1 ADJ-GRADED 硬的;不易弯曲的 Something that is stiff is firm or does not bend easily. 硬的;不易弯曲的
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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。
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His waterproof trousers were brand new and stiff.
他那条防水裤崭新笔挺。
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Her fingers were stiff with cold inside her leather gloves.
她的手指在皮手套里冻得僵硬。
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Clean the mussels with a stiff brush under cold running water.
用一把硬刷子在冷自来水下冲洗贻贝。
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. (门、抽屉等)难打开的,不灵活的,发紧的
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. (肌肉或关节)酸痛的,僵硬的
SYN unsupple, arthritic, creaky [informal] , rheumaticky
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. (行为)拘谨的,生硬的,不太友好的
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She looked at him with a stiff smile.
她看着他,脸上挤出生硬的一笑。
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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。
SYN formal, constrained, reserved, forced
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'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。
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...a stiffly worded letter of complaint.
措辞生硬的投诉信
5 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 艰难的;严厉的;激烈的 Stiff can be used to mean difficult or severe. 艰难的;严厉的;激烈的
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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。
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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。
SYN vigorous, great, strong, determined
6 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] (酒)烈性的,酒精度数高的 A stiff drink is a large amount of a strong alcoholic drink. (酒)烈性的,酒精度数高的
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...a stiff whisky.
一杯烈性的威士忌
SYN potent, strong, powerful, alcoholic
7 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (风)强劲的,猛烈的 A stiff wind is blowing quite strongly. (风)强劲的,猛烈的
SYN strong, fresh, powerful, vigorous
8 ADV [adj ADV] 十分;极其;完全 If you are bored stiff, worried stiff, or scared stiff, you are extremely bored, worried, or scared. 十分;极其;完全 [informal, emphasis]
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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。
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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.
9 stiff upper lip→see: lip
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