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单词 stiffen
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stiffen['stifən]

  • vt.
    • 使硬化,使变挺,使变得不易弯曲:

      to stiffen a knife by quenching

      以淬火使刀子变硬

      to stiffen the cloth with starch

      把布浆硬

    • 使僵硬,使僵直;使活动时疼痛,使不灵活;使绷紧:

      to stiffen one's muscles

      使某人的肌肉变僵硬

    • 使猛烈,使狂暴:

      The storm was stiffening then.

      那会儿,风暴变得越来越猛烈。

    • 使坚强,使顽强;加强,提高:

      He's stiffened by many years of tempering.

      经过多年的磨炼他变得坚强了。

      to stiffen one's vigilance

      提高警惕

    • 【军事】提高(士兵、军队等)的素质
    • 使生硬,使呆板;使不自然:

      You stiffened your criticism.

      你的评论写得有些生硬。

    • 使严格;使严厉:

      to stiffen the punishment

      严厉处置

    • 使变浓,使变稠;使变坚实:

      The cement floor has been stiffened.

      水泥地面已变得坚硬了。

    • 使(行市)坚挺;使(物价)上涨:

      to stiffen the quotations

      使行市坚挺

    • 【航海学】使(船)不易倾斜,使(船)稳性大
  • vi.
    • 变硬,变挺,变得不易弯曲:

      The blood scab has stiffened.

      血痂已变硬了。

    • 变僵硬,变得僵直,绷紧:

      Her face stiffened with fear.

      她吓得面部表情都僵住了。

    • 变得顽强,变得坚定:

      His will has stiffened after suffering such hardness.

      遭受磨难之后,他变得意志坚强了。

    • 变得猛烈,变得强烈:

      The rain was stiffening then.

      那时雨下得正大。

    • 变得生硬,变得古板:

      She stiffened at his rude remarks.

      听他说了一番粗鲁话,她的态度变得强硬了。

    • 变得黏稠,变稠;变坚实:

      This sort of grease could not stiffen when the temprature drops.

      温度下降时,这种润滑脂不会变稠。

    • 坚挺不跌;上涨:

      The price of eggs has stiffened to double its original one.

      鸡蛋的价格已上涨到原来的两倍。

    • 变得费力,变得艰难:

      The road stiffens after rain.

      雨后的道路变得十分难走。

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