| 词汇 | stiff |
| 释义 | stiff | BrE stɪf, AmE stɪf | A. adjective ① (rigid) 硬的 ▸ stiff cardboard 硬纸板 ▸ a pair of stiff shoes 一双坚硬的鞋子 ▸ a stiff upper lip [面对痛苦或困境时的] 泰然自若 ▸ to keep a stiff upper lip 不动声色 ② (hard to move) 不易移动的 ▸ the windows were stiff, and she couldn’t get them open 窗户很紧，她打不开 ③ (unable to move easily) 僵硬的 ▸ to have stiff legs 两腿僵直 ▸ she was really stiff after sleeping on the floor 在地板上睡了一觉之后，她觉得浑身酸痛 ④ (thick) 稠的 ▸ to beat the egg whites until stiff 把蛋清打到变稠为止 ⑤ (difficult) 艰难的 ▸ a pretty stiff exam/climb 相当难的考试/相当费劲儿的攀爬 ▸ stiff competition/opposition 激烈的竞争/强烈的反对 ⑥ (severe) 严厉的 ‹penalty, warning›⑦ (greater than normal) 过高的 ▸ stiff fines 高额罚款 ▸ £2,000? that's a bit stiff, isn't it! 2,000英镑？那太贵了点儿吧！ ⑧ (blowing strongly) 强劲的 ‹wind›⑨ (high in alcohol) 烈性的 ‹drink›⑩ (formal, not relaxed) 生硬的 ▸ a stiff smile 牵强的微笑 B. adverb informal 极其 ▸ that man bores me stiff! 那人让我厌烦透了！ ▸ to be scared stiff 怕得要死 C. noun informal ① (corpse) 死尸 ② US (stuffy person) 古板的人 D. transitive verb US informal ① (fail to pay) 不付钱给 ▸ she stiffed an appliance store on a refrigerator 她没给一家电器商店付冰箱钱 ② (fail to tip) 不给…小费 |
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