释义
🔑 stiff BrE /stɪf / NAmE /stɪf / adjective (stiff·er , stiff·est ) ➤ difficult to bend /move 不易弯曲/活动 🔑 firm and difficult to bend or move 不易弯曲(或活动)的;硬的;挺的◆ stiff cardboard 硬纸板◆ a stiff brush 硬刷子◆ The windows were stiff and she couldn't get them open . 窗户紧,她开不了。➤ muscles 肌肉 🔑 when a person is stiff , their muscles hurt when they move them 僵硬的;一动就疼的◆ I'm really stiff after that bike ride yesterday . 昨天骑了那趟自行车,我觉得浑身酸痛。◆ I've got a stiff neck . 我脖子发僵。➤ mixture 混合物 🔑 thick and almost solid ; difficult to stir 稠的;难搅动的◆ Whisk the egg whites until stiff . 把蛋清打成稠的。➤ difficult /severe 困难;严厉 more difficult or severe than usual 困难的;艰难的;严厉的;激烈的◆ It was a stiff climb to the top of the hill . 费了好大劲才爬到山顶。◆ The company faces stiff competition from its rivals . 公司遇到对手的激烈竞争。◆ The new proposals have met with stiff opposition . 新提案遭到强烈的反对。◆ There are stiff fines for breaking the rules . 违反规则要受重罚。◆ a stiff breeze /wind (= one that blows strongly ) 强风➤ not friendly 不友好 (of a person or their behaviour 人或行为 ) not friendly or relaxed 不友好的;生硬的◆ The speech he made to welcome them was stiff and formal . 他那番欢迎他们的话讲得生硬刻板。 ➤ price 价格 (informal ) costing a lot or too much 高昂的;过高的◆ There's a stiff $30 entrance fee to the exhibition . 展览会的入场费高达 30 美元。➤ alcoholic drink 酒 [ only before noun ] strong ; containing a lot of alcohol 烈性的;酒精度数高的◆ a stiff whisky 烈性威士忌▸ stiff·ly 🔑 BrE /ˈstɪfli / NAmE /ˈstɪfli / adverb ▸ stiff·ness BrE /ˈstɪfnəs / NAmE /ˈstɪfnəs / noun [ U ] ◆ pain and stiffness in her legs 她两腿又疼又僵的感觉● (keep ) a stiff upper ˈlip to keep calm and hide your feelings when you are in pain or in a difficult situation (面对痛苦或困境)不动声色,沉着而不外露 🔑 stiff BrE /stɪf / NAmE /stɪf / adverb (informal ) very much ; to an extreme degree 非常;极其◆ be bored /scared /worried stiff 非常厌烦/害怕/担心frozen ~ (of wet material 含水的东西 ) very cold and hard because the water has become ice (冻)僵;(冻)硬◆ The clothes on the washing line were frozen stiff . 挂在晾衣绳上的衣服冻硬了。◆ I came home from the game frozen stiff (= very cold ) . 我看完比赛回到家里,都快冻僵了。 🔑 stiff BrE /stɪf / NAmE /stɪf / noun (slang ) the body of a dead person 死尸 🔑 stiff BrE /stɪf / NAmE /stɪf / verb present simple - I / you / we / they stiff BrE /stɪf / NAmE /stɪf / present simple - he / she / it stiffs BrE /stɪfs / NAmE /stɪfs / past simple stiffed BrE /stɪft / NAmE /stɪft / past participle stiffed BrE /stɪft / NAmE /stɪft / -ing form stiffing BrE /ˈstɪfɪŋ / NAmE /ˈstɪfɪŋ / ~ sb (NAmE , informal ) to cheat sb or not pay them what you owe them , especially by not leaving any money as a tip 诈骗;不还钱;(尤指)不给小费