stiff
adj. 严厉的; 僵硬的,坚硬的; 呆板的,拘谨的; 顽固的
adv. <口>极度地,非常
n. 死尸; 笨蛋,傻瓜; 流动工人; 吝啬鬼穷光蛋
vt. 诈骗; 失信
Something that is stiff is firm or does not bend easily.
The furniture was stiff, uncomfortable, too delicate, and too neat...
家具又硬又不舒服,太不结实而且太小巧。
His waterproof trousers were brand new and stiff...
他那条防水裤崭新笔挺。
Something such as a door or drawer that is stiff does not move as easily as it should.
Train doors have handles on the inside. They are stiff so that they cannot be opened accidentally.
火车车门内侧有把手。把手都很紧,防止意外开启。
If you are stiff, your muscles or joints hurt when you move, because of illness or because of too much exercise.
The Mud Bath is particularly recommended for relieving tension and stiff muscles...
特别推荐想要放松情绪、缓解肌肉酸痛的人泡泥浆浴。
I'm stiff all over right now — I hope I can recover for tomorrow's race.
我现在全身酸痛——希望明天比赛时能恢复过来。
Stiff behaviour is rather formal and not very friendly or relaxed.
She looked at him with a stiff smile...
她看着他,脸上挤出生硬的一笑。
They always seemed a little awkward with each other, a bit stiff and formal.
他们在一起似乎总是觉得有点别扭,有点拘谨,不太随意。
Stiff can be used to mean difficult or severe.
The film faces stiff competition for the Best Film nomination...
这部电影在角逐最佳影片提名时面临着激烈的竞争。
Under Greece's stiff anti-drugs laws they could face twenty years in jail.
根据希腊严厉的反毒品法律,他们将面临 20 年监禁。
A stiff drink is a large amount of a strong alcoholic drink.
...a stiff whisky.
一杯烈性的威士忌
A stiff wind is blowing quite strongly.
Next morning dawned clear and sunny, with a stiff breeze rustling the trees.
次日一大早,天空晴朗无云,大风吹得树木沙沙作响。
If you are bored stiff, worried stiff, or scared stiff, you are extremely bored, worried, or scared.
Anna tried to look interested. Actually, she was bored stiff...
安娜努力装出感兴趣的样子。实际上,她腻烦透了。
I was scared stiff when I realized what I'd done.
当我意识到自己的所作所为时,我吓坏了。
1. an ordinary man;
2. the dead body of a human being
1. lacking ease in bending; not limber;
2. not moving or operating freely;
3. powerful;
4. rigidly formal;
5. hard to overcome or surmount;
6. of a collar; standing up rather than folded down;
7. incapable of or resistant to bending;
8. very drunk
1. extremely;
2. in a stiff manner;
stiff as a board
(非正式)(人或身体某部位)非常僵硬的
a stiff upper lip
坚定沉着,感情不外露,坚忍
The judge imposed a stiff sentence.
法官做出了严厉的判决.
The clay is very stiff; we must make it thinner with water.
这粘土非常稠, 我们须用水使它变得稀一些.
A stiff collar may chafe your neck.
硬的衣领会擦伤你的脖子.
Only a few students passed the exam, so you can see that the paper must have been extremely stiff.
只有几个学生通过了考试, 可见考题是很难的.
You have to push on the handle to turn it — it's very stiff.
手柄很不灵活,你必须用力推才能转动它.