| 释义 |
stiff/stif/ adj. & n.●adj. 1 rigid; not flexible 僵硬的；僵直的 2 hard to bend or move or turn etc.; not working freely 不易弯曲的；活动不自如的 3 hard to cope with; needing strength or effort 难以应付的；费劲的 a stiff test 难以应付的考试; a stiff climb 吃力的攀登 4 severe or strong 强烈的；有力的 a stiff breeze 强风; a stiff penalty 严厉的处罚 5 (of a person or manner) formal, constrained; lacking spontaneity (人或举止)拘谨的；不自然的；生硬的 6 (of a muscle or limb etc., or a person affected by these) aching when used, owing to previous exertion, injury, etc. (肌肉、四肢或人等)僵硬的；活动时疼痛的 7 (of an alcoholic or medicinal drink) strong (酒或药液等)浓的 8 (作 predic.) colloq. to an extreme degree [口]十分；极其 bored stiff 极其无聊; scared stiff 吓得要死 9 (foll. by 后跟 with) colloq. abounding in [口]充满 a place stiff with tourists 挤满游客的地方 ●n. slang [俚语] 1 a corpse 尸体 2 a foolish or useless person 傻瓜；无用的人 you big stiff 你这个大笨蛋 □ stiffish adj.□ stiffly adv.□ stiffness n.[Old English stīf, from Germanic] |