stiffen
vt.& vi. (使)变硬,(使)强硬; 使绷紧; 使猛烈; 使粘稠
If you stiffen, you stop moving and stand or sit with muscles that are suddenly tense, for example because you feel afraid or angry.
Ada stiffened at the sound of his voice...
埃达听到他的声音吓得人都僵住了。
The father's face stiffened with dismay.
父亲因为悲痛而面部表情凝重。
If your muscles or joints stiffen, or if something stiffens them, they become difficult to bend or move.
The blood supply to the skin is reduced when muscles stiffen.
当肌肉变得僵硬时,皮肤的供血量就减少了。
If attitudes or behaviour stiffen, or if something stiffens them, they become stronger or more severe, and less likely to be changed.
Russian resistance suddenly stiffened because there was no room for retreat...
俄罗斯的反抗突然变得强硬起来,因为已经没有退路了。
Canada has recently stiffened its immigration rules.
加拿大最近制定了更为严格的移民规定。
If something such as cloth is stiffened, it is made firm so that it does not bend easily.
This special paper was actually thin, soft Sugiwara paper that had been stiffened with a kind of paste...
这种特殊的纸实际是一种糨糊浆过的又薄又软的杉原纸。
They peeled cold stiffened gloves from their hands.
他们将冻得硬邦邦的手套从手上脱下来。
1. become stiff or stiffer;
2. make stiff or stiffer;
3. restrict;
His courage seemed suddenly to stiffen of its own accord.
他猛可里满心充满了勇气.
You can stiffen up the collars by dipping them in this special liquid.
你可以把领子浸泡在这种特殊的液体里使其变硬.
Port congestion's stiffen owner and fixing more difficult at your limit.
港口交通发生混乱,船主不知所措.按贵公司规定支做,恐困难更大.
The German was moving to stiffen up the garrison in Sicily.
德军正在加强西西里守军之力量.
Glue the ends of the ribbons to stiffen them up and make threading easier.
用胶水使丝带的两端变硬,可以让孩子们在穿洞的时候更容易些.