stiff
adjective /stɪf/
/stɪf/
(comparative stiffer, superlative stiffest)
Idioms - difficult to bend or move
不易弯曲（或活动）的；硬的；挺的 - a sheet of stiff black cardboard
一张黑色硬纸板 - Scrub away any residue with a stiff brush.
用硬刷子把残留物擦洗掉。 - The windows were stiff and she couldn't get them open.
窗户紧，她开不了。
- My trousers were getting stiff with mud.
我的裤子被泥巴弄得硬梆梆的。 - She lay stiff and still beside him.
她直挺挺地躺在他身旁，一动不动。 - The captain stood as stiff as a board.
船长站得笔直。 - The clothes were stiff with dust and grease.
衣服给尘土和油脂弄得硬邦邦的。 - It was an old blanket, frayed and stiff with dirt.
那是一条旧毯子，磨损了，被灰尘弄得僵硬了。 - The brown hair was coarse and stiff.
棕色的头发又粗又硬。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- lie
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- with
- (as) stiff as a board
- a sheet of stiff black cardboard
- when a person or a part of their body is stiff, their muscles hurt when they move them
僵硬的；一动就疼的 - I'm really stiff after that bike ride yesterday.
昨天骑了那趟自行车，我觉得浑身酸痛。 - I've got a stiff neck.
我脖子发僵。
- I've got a stiff neck from sleeping in a draught.
我睡觉时受了风，脖子发僵。 - You'll get stiff if you don't have a hot bath.
如果不洗个热水澡的话，你会觉得肌肉酸痛。 - My fingers had gone stiff with cold.
我的手指已经冻僵了。 - My arm's gone all stiff.
我的胳膊又酸又痛。 - I was stiff from kneeling.
我跪得浑身酸痛。 - He felt stiff all over.
他感觉浑身酸痛。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- get
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- from
- I'm really stiff after that bike ride yesterday.
- thick; difficult to stir (= move around with a spoon)
稠的；难搅动的 - Whisk the egg whites until stiff.
把蛋清打成稠的。
- Whisk the egg whites until stiff.
- more difficult or severe than usual
困难的；艰难的；严厉的；激烈的 - It was a stiff climb to the top of the hill.
费了好大劲才爬到山顶。 - The company faces stiff competition from its rivals.
公司遇到对手的激烈竞争。 - The new proposals have met with stiff opposition.
新提案遭到强烈的反对。 - The local tribes initially offered stiff resistance to the invaders.
当地部落最初对入侵者进行了顽强的抵抗。 - Firms face stiff penalties for breaking the rules.
公司因违反规则而面临严厉的惩罚。 - a stiff breeze/wind (= one that blows strongly)
强风
- The course represents a stiff test of a golfer's skills.
这门课程是对高尔夫球手技能的严峻考验。 - in the face of some very stiff competition
面对一种非常激烈的竞争局面 - Their punishment seemed rather stiff.
他们的惩罚好像颇为严厉。 - There are stiff fines for illegal dumping.
非法倾倒会被处以高额罚款。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- It was a stiff climb to the top of the hill.
- (of a person or their behaviour
人或行为 不友好的；生硬的 - The speech he made to welcome them was stiff and formal.
他那番欢迎他们的话讲得生硬刻板。
- His manner seemed rather stiff and impersonal.
他的态度似乎颇为生硬冷淡。 - She was aware that her words sounded stiff.
她知道自己的话听起来很生硬。 - He had the accent and the stiff manner of a school house master.
他有学校校长的口音和生硬的态度。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- The speech he made to welcome them was stiff and formal.
- (informal) costing a lot or too much
高昂的；过高的 - There's a stiff $30 entrance fee to the exhibition.
展览会的入场费高达 30 美元。
- There's a stiff $30 entrance fee to the exhibition.
- [only before noun] strong; containing a lot of alcohol
烈性的；酒精度数高的 - a stiff whisky
烈性威士忌 - ‘What you need is a stiff drink,’ he told her.
“你需要的是一杯烈酒，”他告诉她。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- a stiff whisky
difficult to bend/move不易弯曲／活动
muscles肌肉
mixture混合物
difficult/severe困难；严厉
not friendly不友好
price价格
alcoholic drink酒
词源Old English stīf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stijf.
Idioms
(keep) a stiff upper lip
- to keep calm and hide your feelings when you are in pain or in a difficult situation
（面对痛苦或困境）不动声色，沉着而不外露 - He was taught to keep a stiff upper lip and never to cry in public.
他被教导要保持沉默，永远不要在公共场合哭泣。 - Their reaction contrasts sharply with the stiff upper lip of the English.
他们的反应与英国人僵硬的上唇形成鲜明对比。
- He was taught to keep a stiff upper lip and never to cry in public.