stiff
adj
adv
noun
verb
stɪf
adj
1
BODY
身体
if
someone
or
a
part
of
their
body
is
stiff,
their
muscles
hurt
and
it
is
difficult
for
them
to
move
僵直的; 酸痛的
stiff
from
doing
sth
Her
legs
were
stiff
from
kneeling.
她的双腿跪得僵硬了。
[+
with
]
Her
fingers
were
stiff
with
cold.
她的手指冻僵了。
stiff
neck/back/joint
etc
Alastair
woke
up
on
the
sofa
with
a
stiff
neck.
阿拉斯泰尔从沙发上醒来时感到颈部发僵。
I
never
felt
stiff
after
training
until
I
was
in
my
thirties.
三十岁之前，训练后我从不会感到肌肉酸痛。
The
next
morning
I
was
as
stiff
as
a
board
(=very
stiff)
.
第二天早上，我感到浑身僵直。
2
MATERIAL/SUBSTANCE
材料/物质
firm,
hard,
or
difficult
to
bend
硬的，挺的，不易弯曲的
a
shirt
with
a
stiff
collar
领子挺括的衬衫
3
MIXTURE
混合物
a
stiff
mixture
is
thick
and
almost
solid,
so
that
it
is
not
easy
to
mix
稠的，难搅拌的
Beat
the
egg
whites
until
stiff.
把蛋白打到发稠。
a
stiff
dough
硬面团
4
DIFFICULT
困难的
difficult,
strict,
or
severe
艰难的; 严格的; 严厉的
stiff
sentence/penalty/fine
calls
for
stiffer
penalties
for
rapists
要求对强奸犯处以更严厉刑罚的呼吁
stiff
competition/opposition
Graduates
face
stiff
competition
in
getting
jobs.
大学毕业生面临激烈的求职竞争。
The
development
plans
have
met
with
stiff
opposition.
开发计划遭到了激烈的反对。
5
DOOR/DRAWER ETC
门/抽屉等
difficult
to
move,
turn,
or
open
[英] 难移动的; 难转动的; 难打开的
BrE
Pull
hard
–
that
drawer’s
very
stiff.
使劲拉 — 那个抽屉很紧。
6
UNFRIENDLY
不友好的
if
someone’s
behaviour
is
stiff,
they
behave
in
a
very
formal
or
unfriendly
way
生硬的; 不友好的
Their
goodbyes
were
stiff
and
formal
.
他们的道别生硬刻板。
Parsons
gave
a
stiff
performance
in
the
main
role.
帕森斯把主要角色演得很生硬。
7
PRICE
价格
a
stiff
price
etc
is
high,
especially
higher
than
the
price
etc
of
similar
things
高昂的;〔尤指〕过高的
a
stiff
tax
on
cigarettes
过高的香烟税
8
stiff wind/breeze
a
fairly
strong
wind
etc
强风
9
stiff drink/whisky etc
a
very
strong
alcoholic
drink
烈性酒/威士忌等
10
stiff upper lip
10.
the
ability
to
stay
calm
and
not
show
your
feelings
in
a
difficult
or
upsetting
situation
〔面对困难时〕沉着坚强，沉着不外露
Men
were
taught
to
keep
a
stiff
upper
lip
.
男人被教导要沉着坚强。
adv
11
bored/scared/worried stiff
extremely
bored,
frightened,
or
worried
[非正式] 极其腻烦/害怕/担心
informal
As
a
child
I
was
scared
stiff
of
going
down
to
the
cellar.
小时候，我非常害怕到地下室去。
12
frozen stiff
a.
extremely
cold
b.
cloth
that
is
frozen
stiff
is
hard
because
the
water
in
it
has
frozen
〔湿布〕冻得硬邦邦的
Goodness,
your
hands
are
frozen
stiff!
天哪，你的手都冻僵了！
noun
13
the
body
of
a
dead
person
死尸，尸体
14
working stiff
an
ordinary
person
who
works
to
earn
enough
money
to
live
[美] 〔依靠劳动挣钱谋生的〕普通人
AmE
15
someone
who
you
think
is
old-fashioned
and
too
formal
古板的人
His
unusual
business
tactics
outraged
the
stiffs
of
the
UK
establishment.
他的另类经营策略使英国机构里的那些古板的人大为光火。
verb
16
to
cheat
someone
by
not
paying
them,
especially
by
not
leaving
a
TIP
in
a
restaurant
[美] 不付钱给…;〔尤指〕不给…小费
T | AmE
I
can’t
believe
that
couple
stiffed
me!
我不敢相信那对夫妇竟然不给我小费！
17
if
a
new
product,
film,
show
etc
stiffs,
it
does
not
sell
well
or
fails
completely
〔新产品、电影、节目等〕不畅销，彻底失败;
I
They
had
a
hit
in
the
1990s,
but
their
subsequent
releases
stiffed.
20 世纪 90 年代时他们出过一张热门唱片，但后来的却不畅销。