| 单词 | stiff |
| 释义 | stiff[stif]a. 坚硬的, 严厉的, 呆板的, 生硬的, 刚强的, 强烈的, 粘的, 稠的, 艰难的n. 死尸, 醉鬼, 钞票vt. 不肯付...小费【医】 强直的, 僵硬的【经】 昂贵的; 流通票据, 钞票相关词组:bore someone stiffscare someone stiffas stiff as a pokercut up stiff stiff stiff AHD: [st¹f] D.J. [st!f]K.K. [st!f]adj.（形容词） stiff.er,stiff.est 1. Difficult to bend; rigid.硬的：不易弯曲的；硬的2. Not moving or operating easily or freely; resistant:不活动自如的：不能轻松地或自由地运转或移动的；抵抗的：a stiff hinge.不易活动的枢纽3. Lacking ease or comfort of movement; not limber:不灵活的：运动中缺乏轻松或舒适；不柔软的：a stiff neck.僵硬的脖子4. Drawn tightly; taut.被拉紧的；紧的5. Rigidly formal.非常正式的6. Lacking ease or grace.不自然的：缺乏悠闲和温雅的7. Not liquid, loose, or fluid; thick:稠的：非液态的，不松散的，不流动的；稠厚的：stiff dough.稠厚的面团8. Firm, as in purpose; resolute.倔强的：目标坚定的；坚决的9. Having a strong, swift, steady force or movement:强大的：具有强有力的、快而稳的力量或动作：a stiff current; a stiff breeze.强海流；强风10. Potent or strong:有效力的，强烈的：a stiff drink.烈洒11. Difficult, laborious, or arduous:难的，费力的：难的、费力的或艰辛的：a stiff hike; a stiff examination.艰难的跋涉；很难的考试12. Difficult to comprehend or accept; harsh or severe:严厉的：难以理解或接受的；严的或严厉的：a stiff penalty.严厉的惩罚13. Excessively high:过高的：a stiff price.过高的价格14. Nautical Not heeling over much in spite of great wind or the press of the sail.【航海】 不易倾倒的：尽管有很大的风或帆承受的压力很大也没有移动多少的adv.（副词）1. In a stiff manner:僵硬地：以一种僵硬的方式：frozen stiff.冻硬的2. To a complete extent; totally:完全地；全部地：bored stiff.烦死了n.Slang （名词）【俚语】 1. A corpse.死尸2. A person regarded as constrained, priggish, or overly formal.过于拘谨的人：被认为刻板、自负或过于正经的人3. A drunk.醉鬼4. A person:一个人：a lucky stiff; just an ordinary working stiff.一个幸运的家伙；不过是个平常的蓝领工人5. A hobo; a tramp.流浪工人；流浪汉6. A person who tips poorly.吝啬鬼：小费给得少的人v.tr.（及物动词） stiffed,stiff.ing,stiffs 【俚语】 1. To tip (someone) inadequately or not at all, as for a service rendered:不给小费，小费给得很少：对于所给予的服务给（某人）不恰当的小费或根本不给小费：paid the dinner check but stiffed the waiter.付了晚饭的帐但没给侍者小费2. To cheat (someone) of something owed:欠而不给：骗取（某人）欠的东西：My roommate stiffed me out of last month's rent.我的室友骗走了我上个月的房租3. To fail to give or supply (something expected or promised).失信：没给予或供给（担保的或期望的东西）语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Old English st&9{ºf} 源自 古英语 st&9{ºf} 继承用法:stiff“ish adj.（形容词）stiff“ly adv.（副词）stiff“ness n.（名词）参考词汇:1. stiff,rigid,inflexible,inelastic,tense2. These adjectives are compared as they describe what is very firm and does not easily bend or give way.当描绘较硬的不容易弯曲或变形的东西时，这些形容词通常有所区别。3. Stiff, the least specific,refers to what can be flexed only with difficulty ( Stiff 是最不具体的，指仅费些劲就能被弯曲的东西( “stiff in opinions” (John Dryden).“立场坚定” （约翰·德赖登）。4. Rigid andinflexible apply to what cannot be bent without damage or deformation ( Rigid 和inflexible 指必须造成损伤或变形才能被弯曲的东西( “In religion the law is written, and inflexible, never to do evil” (Oliver Goldsmith).“宗教认为法令是成文的、不能宽容的和永不作恶的” （奥立佛·高斯密斯）。5. Inelastic refers largely to what lacks elasticityand so will not stretch and spring back without marked physical change: Inelastic 大体上指缺乏伸缩性的东西，因此在伸展并收缩回时必有显著的形体变化： an inelastic substance.无伸缩性的东西。6. Tense means stretched tight;it is applied literally to body structures such as musclesand figuratively to what is marked by tautness or strain: Tense 指拉紧的；在字面上用于身体结构，如肌肉，比喻意义用于非常紧或紧张的东西： “that tense moment of expectation” (Arnold Bennett).“紧张的期待时刻” （阿诺德·白纳德） |
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