stiff

stiff
adjective

not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid
不易弯曲的；硬的
a stiff black collar.
一个硬黑领。
stiff cardboard.
硬纸板。
■not moving as freely as is usual or desirable; difficult to turn or operate
不灵活的，难活动的；难转向的，难转动的
a stiff drawer.
难以拉开的抽屉。
the shower tap is a little stiff.
淋浴的水龙头有点不太灵活。
■(of a person or part of the body) unable to move easily and without pain
（人或身体某部位）僵直的，僵硬的
he was stiff from sitting on the desk.
由于坐在桌子上，他身体有点僵硬。
a stiff back.
僵直的后背。
■(of a person or their manner) not relaxed or friendly; constrained
（人或其态度）拘谨的，局促的，不自然的；傲慢的
she greeted him with stiff politeness.
她拘谨地向他有礼貌地打招呼。
severe or strong
严格的，严重的；严厉的
they face stiff fines and a possible jail sentence.
他们面临着很重的罚款和可能坐牢的处罚。
a stiff increase in taxes.
税收的飞涨。
■(of a wind) blowing strongly
（风）强烈的，强有力的
a stiff breeze stirring the lake.
搅动湖水的一阵强风。
■requiring strength or effort; difficult
费劲的，艰难的；困难的
a long stiff climb up the bare hillside.
爬那光秃秃的山坡是一段很长的艰难攀登。
■(of an alcoholic drink) strong
（酒）浓的，烈性的
a stiff measure of brandy.
一杯很浓的白兰地。
[predic.](stiff with)(informal)full of
(非正式)充满，布满
the place is stiff with alarm systems.
那地方布满了警报系统。
(— stiff)(informal)having a specified unpleasant feeling to an extreme extent
(非正式)（不好的感觉）十分，极其
she was scared stiff.
她极其害怕。
I was bored stiff with my project.
我对我的计划极为厌烦。

noun
(informal)(非正式)

a dead body
死尸
(chiefly N. Amer.)a boring, conventional person
(主北美)令人讨厌的人，因循守旧的人
ordinary working stiffs in respectable offices.
在体面办公室里工作的普通而且因循守旧的人。
(the stiffs)(Brit.)a sports club's reserve team
(英)（体育俱乐部的）后备队，候补队

verb
[with obj.](informal)(非正式)

(常作 be stiffed)(N. Amer.)cheat (someone) out of something, especially money
(北美)欺骗，欺诈
■fail to leave (someone) a tip
不给…小费
(N. Amer.)ignore deliberately; snub
(北美)冷落，怠慢
kill
杀死
I want to get those pigs who stiffed your doctor.
我想捉到咬死你的医生的那些猪。
■[no obj.]be unsuccessful
失败，不成功
as soon as he began singing about the wife and kids, his albums stiffed.
他一开始歌唱他的妻子和孩子，他的唱片就不灵了。

常用词组
stiff as a board

(informal)(of a person or part of the body) extremely stiff
(非正式)（人或身体某部位）非常僵硬的

a stiff upper lip

a quality of uncomplaining stoicism
坚定沉着，感情不外露，坚忍
senior managers had to keep a stiff upper lip and remain optimistic.
高级经理们要能够坚定沉着，始终保持乐观。

派生
stiffish
adjective
stiffly
adverb
stiffness
noun
语源

Old English stīf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stijf

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