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| 1 | if you are stiff or a part of your body is stiff , you feel pain in your muscles and cannot move easily （肌肉）疼痛的，僵硬的，不灵活的 |
| Her fingers were getting stiff. 她的手指越来越僵硬了。 |
| feel stiff My leg muscles always feel stiff after a long bike ride. 在长时间骑自行车后我的腿部肌肉总是感到酸痛。 |
| stiff neck/back etc She was suffering from a stiff neck. 她经受着颈部疼痛的折磨。 |
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| 2 | if something that should move easily is stiff , it does not move or operate as easily as you expect 难移动的；不顺滑的 |
| The drawer was rather stiff, so I pulled at it. 抽屉很紧，所以我只好用力拉。 |
| The hinges of the box were stiff with lack of use. 由于久置不用，箱子的合页很涩。 |
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| 3 | firm and difficult to bend 硬的；不易弯曲的 |
| a stiff piece of card 一张硬卡片 |
| a small stiff brush 一把小硬刷子 |
| stiff as a board (=extremely stiff) The washing on the line was frozen and stiff as a board. 烦死了/吓死了/担心死了 |
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| 4 | a mixture that is stiff is very thick and keeps its shape when you stop mixing it 稠的；坚实的 |
| stiff paste/dough Beat in the icing sugar to make a stiff paste. 搅动糖粉直至其变成很稠的一团。 |
| beat/whisk sth until stiff Whisk the egg whites until stiff. 将蛋清搅拌至发稠。 |
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| 5 | formal and controlled in a way that is not friendly or relaxed 生硬的；不友好的；拘谨的 |
| Her tone was a little stiff, I thought. 我想他的语气有点生硬。 |
| +with His face was stiff with disapproval. 他因为不赞同而板起了面孔。 |
| stiff and awkward He looked stiff and awkward in his new suit. 他穿着新的西装，显得拘谨而别扭。 |
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| 6 | more severe or difficult than usual 艰难的；激烈的；强烈的 |
| stiff competition Jarvis is up against some stiff competition in this race. 在这次比赛中贾维斯面临着激烈的竞争。 |
| stiff opposition/resistance The government forces met with stiff resistance in the north. 政府军在北部遭遇了顽强的抵抗。 |
| stiff fine/penalty/sentence Those caught breaking the new law face stiff fines. 那些被发现违反新法律的人将面临严厉的罚款。 |
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| 7 | a stiff drink contains a lot of alcohol （酒）烈性的 |
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| - | stiff wind/breeze
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| a stiff wind or breeze is fairly strong |
| 猛烈的风 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| stiffness noun U |
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