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单词 stiffen
释义
stiffen
verb
uk
/ˈstɪf.ən/us
/ˈstɪf.ən/

stiffenverb(FIRM)

[I]
tobecomefirmor moredifficulttobend:
变僵硬；变得不易弯曲
Beat thecreamuntil itbeginsto stiffen(=becomefirm).将奶油搅至稠糊状。
Hisbodystiffened infear.他吓得身体发僵。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Tight and tightening
  • astringency
  • chokehold
  • close-fitting
  • fast
  • inelasticity
  • retighten
  • skinny
  • strain
  • super-tight
  • tauten
  • tautly
  • tautness
  • tensely
  • tight
  • tighten
  • tightensomethingup
  • tightly
  • tightness
  • up
  • vice-like
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stiffenverb(LESS RELAXED)

[I]
tobecomelessrelaxedand moreformal:
变生硬，变得拘谨
She stiffened when herformerhusbandwalkedinto theroom.她的前夫走进房间时，她变得拘谨起来。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Tight and tightening
  • astringency
  • chokehold
  • close-fitting
  • fast
  • inelasticity
  • retighten
  • skinny
  • strain
  • super-tight
  • tauten
  • tautly
  • tautness
  • tensely
  • tight
  • tighten
  • tightensomethingup
  • tightly
  • tightness
  • up
  • vice-like
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stiffenverb(MORE SEVERE)

[IorT]
tobecomeor make somethingstrongeror moredifficult:
加强；（使）变得严厉；（使）变得艰难
Theseeventshave stiffenedourresolvetosucceed.这些事件增强了我们争取成功的决心。
Penalties forsellingillegaldrugshave been stiffened.对贩卖毒品的处罚加重了。
Stiffeningcompetitionin themarkethasledto areductionin the company'sprofitsthisyear.市场日趋激烈的竞争导致了公司今年利润的下降。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming and making stronger
  • aggrandize
  • boil up
  • bolster
  • cement
  • character-building
  • deepen
  • fortify
  • harden
  • hardening
  • invigoration
  • jell
  • reinforcement
  • restoke
  • restrengthen
  • sharpen
  • solidification
  • solidify
  • soup
  • soupsomethingup
  • wired
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(Definition ofstiffenfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

stiffen| American Dictionary

stiffen
verb
us
/ˈstɪf·ən/

stiffenverb(MAKE FIRM)

[I/T]
tobecomeor make somethingfirmor moredifficulttobend:
[T]Topaintonlinen, you first have to stiffen thefabricwith agluemixture.
[I]His back stiffened up after thegame.

stiffenverb(MAKE SEVERE)

[I/T]
tobecomeor make something moresevereordifficult:
[T]Themeasurewould stiffen thepenaltiesfordrivingwithout alicense.
[I]Competition will stiffenconsiderablyif anotherstoreopensintown.

stiffenverb(BECOME NERVOUS)

[I]
tobecomenervousand lessrelaxed:
I stiffened when Isawhim coming toward me.
(Definition ofstiffenfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstiffen

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The author reported that the lethal effect of testosterone was because it ' stiffens the blood vessels'.
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He wanted tostiffenthe resolve of employers in both the public and private sectors to resist wage claims.
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This is due to the fact that significantly more production hours were required to fabricate the sandwich panels than the more conventionally stiffened panels.
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In many countries equal opportunities legislation has been stiffened and increased importance has been attached to minimum wage provision.
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The major factor in declining lung function is loss of lung elasticity, aggravated by stiffening of the chest wall and reduced respiratory muscle strength.
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The problem of oscillatory behaviour due to manipulator flexibility has traditionally been solved by mechanically stiffening the manipulator.
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Her pelvis was raised at the back, so that she was continually lifting her heels from the -oor and stiffening her legs while playing.
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For the welded, biaxially stiffened concept, the material and tooling "value-per-pound" factors were not significantly different.
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In these circumstances the logic of accountancy was stiffened by a bureaucratic mode of reasoning, so he simply (as they say) followed orders.
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The guide-wire was then withdrawn through the femoral vein and could be subsequently stiffened by gently applying tension to both ends.
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Its characteristic behaviour is that when threatened it wedges itself into a crevice and stiffens its body so that predators cannot extract it.
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The rise of popular francophile radicalism stiffened ministerial ranks, and further strained the whigs.
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The first, more accurate one, includes the "dynamics stiffening" phenomenon.
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The biaxially stiffened concepts had higher flyaway costs than the composite-reinforced concept, even though their range capabilities were less than that of the composite concept.
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This study of the creature has convinced scientists involved with smart materials projects that human-made materials could also be made tostiffenat will.
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