stiff是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 firm or hard -- 硬的，挺的，坚实的

  • stiff cardboard 硬纸板

  • a stiff collar 硬领

  • His clothes were stiff with dried mud. 他的衣服上的泥干了，硬邦邦的。

  • This hair spray has made my hair stiff. 这种发胶使我的头发变硬了。

  • Mix the powder and water into a stiff paste. 把粉末和水混合成稠糊。

  • The handle on this door is rather stiff. 这扇门的把手相当紧。

  • The man's body was (as) stiff as a board when it was found in the snow. 在雪地里找到这名男子时，他的身体已经僵硬了。

  • Sitting still at a computer terminal all day can give you a stiff neck. 在电脑前一动不动地坐上一整天会令人颈部发僵。

• 1 behaving in a way that is formal and not relaxed -- 拘谨的，局促的，生硬的

  • The general is a tall man with steel spectacles and a stiff, pompous manner. 将军是个戴着金属框眼镜的高个男子，态度生硬，相当傲慢。

• 2 severe and difficult -- 严厉的，严格的；艰难的

  • The athlete was given a stiff punishment for using drugs. 这名运动员因服用违禁药物受到了严厉的惩罚。

  • They are campaigning for stiffer penalties for people who drink and drive. 他们正在进行游说活动，要求对酒后驾车者处以更严厉的惩罚。

  • There has been stiff opposition/resistance to the proposed tax increases. 增加税收的提案遭到了强烈的反对／抵制。

  • It's a stiff climb to the top of the hill. 要爬上山顶很费劲。

  • Some colleges have stiffer entry requirements than others. 有些大学比其他大学有更严格的入学资格要求。

  • Both companies are worried about losing business in the face of stiff competition. 两家公司都担心在激烈的竞争中损失业务。

  • A stiff whisky - that's what I need. 一杯烈性威士忌——这是我真正需要的。

  • We had to pay a stiff membership fee to join the health club. 我们支付了一笔高昂的会费后才得以加入这家健康俱乐部。

• 3 very much, or to a great degree -- 十分，非常

  • I got frozen stiff (= very cold) waiting at the bus stop. 我在公交车站等车时差点儿冻僵了。

  • I was scared stiff when I heard someone moving around upstairs. 我听到楼上有人走来走去时吓坏了。

• 4 a person of the type described -- …的人

  • a working stiff 工作狂

  • you lucky stiff 你这个幸运的家伙

• 5 a dead body -- 死尸

  • They found a stiff in the river. 他们在河里发现了一具尸体。

• 6 to not pay someone money that you owe them -- 不付…欠下的钱

  • She stiffed the cab driver. 她没有付给出租车司机钱。