- not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid不易弯曲的; 硬的：
a stiff black collar
一个硬黑领
stiff cardboard.
硬纸板。
- (of a semi-liquid substance) viscous; thick（半流质）黏稠的; 稠的：
add wheat until the mixture is quite stiff.
添加小麦直到混合物变稠。
- not moving as freely as is usual or desirable; difficult to turn or operate不灵活的, 难活动的; 难转向的, 难转动的：
a stiff drawer
难以拉开的抽屉
the shower tap is a little stiff.
淋浴的水龙头有点不太灵活。
- (of a person or part of the body) unable to move easily and without pain（人或身体某部位）僵直的, 僵硬的：
he was stiff from sitting on the desk
由于坐在桌子上, 他身体有点僵硬
a stiff back.
僵直的后背。
- (of a person or their manner) not relaxed or friendly; constrained（人或其态度）拘谨的, 局促的, 不自然的; 傲慢的：
she greeted him with stiff politeness.
她拘谨地向他有礼貌地打招呼。
- severe or strong严格的, 严重的; 严厉的：
they face stiff fines and a possible jail sentence
他们面临着很重的罚款和可能坐牢的处罚
a stiff increase in taxes.
税收的飞涨。
- (of a wind) blowing strongly（风）强烈的, 强有力的：
a stiff breeze stirring the lake.
搅动湖水的一阵强风。
- requiring strength or effort; difficult费劲的, 艰难的; 困难的：
a long stiff climb up the bare hillside.
爬那光秃秃的山坡是一段很长的艰难攀登。
- (of an alcoholic drink) strong（酒）浓的, 烈性的：
a stiff measure of brandy.
一杯很浓的白兰地。
- predic.
stiff with
informal full of〈非正式〉充满, 布满： the place is stiff with alarm systems.
那地方布满了警报系统。
- stiff
informal having a specified unpleasant feeling to an extreme extent〈非正式〉（不好的感觉）十分, 极其：she was scared stiff
她极其害怕
I was bored stiff with my project.
我对我的计划极为厌烦。
- a dead body死尸。
- chiefly N. Amer. a boring, conventional person〈主北美〉令人讨厌的人, 因循守旧的人：
ordinary working stiffs in respectable offices.
在体面办公室里工作的普通而且因循守旧的人。
the stiffs
Brit. a sports club's reserve team〈英〉（体育俱乐部的）后备队, 候补队。
- （常作be stiffed）N. Amer. cheat (someone) out of something, especially money〈北美〉欺骗, 欺诈。
- fail to leave (someone) a tip不给…小费。
- N. Amer. ignore deliberately; snub〈北美〉冷落, 怠慢。
- kill杀死：
the girl was found stiffed in an air-conditioning duct.
那个女孩被发现被杀死在空调管道内。
- no obj. be unsuccessful失败, 不成功：
as soon as he began singing about the wife and kids, his albums stiffed.
他一开始歌唱他的妻子和孩子, 他的唱片就不灵了。
stiff as a board
- informal (of a person or part of the body) extremely stiff〈非正式〉（人或身体某部位）非常僵硬的。
a stiff upper lip
- a quality of uncomplaining stoicism坚定沉着, 感情不外露, 坚忍：
senior managers had to keep a stiff upper lip and remain optimistic.
高级经理们必须坚定沉着, 始终保持乐观。