stiff

英 [stɪf] 美 [stɪf]

• adj. 硬的；僵直的；艰难的；生硬的；拘谨的；烈性的
• adv. 极其；僵硬地
• n. 死尸；流浪汉；过于拘谨的人；吝啬鬼；醉鬼

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 不易弯曲的,硬的; 稠的

   not easily bent or changed in shape

2. 僵硬的; 不灵活的; 一动就疼的

   not bending or moving easily, and often painful

3. 拘谨的,冷淡的,不友善的

   formal; not friendly

4. [A] 强烈的

   strong, especially in alcohol

5. 严厉的

   not showing any willingness to be kind; severe

6. 难对付的,艰难的

   difficult to do or to deal with

7. 很有决心的,刚强的,坚定的

   full of determination

8. 离谱的,无法接受的

   unacceptable, especially unacceptably expensive

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 硬的
2. 僵硬的，僵直的
3. 严厉的
4. 艰难的
5. 生硬的，不自然的
6. 倔强的，刚强的，执拗的
7. 稠的
8. 挺的，不易弯曲的，紧绷绷的
9. 一动就痛的
10. 猛烈的
11. 死而僵硬了的，死了的
12. 坚牢的

adv. 副词

1. <口>极其，非常，完全地，彻底地
2. 僵硬地，坚硬地

n. 名词

1. 笨蛋，傻瓜，呆板的人，笨拙的人
2. 吝啬鬼，穷光蛋
3. 普通工人，流动工人，工人
4. 钞票
5. 私人签发的支票
6. 醉汉，酒鬼
7. 流浪汉，游民
8. <俚>死尸
9. 特别拘谨的人
10. 人，家伙
11. 小费给得很少的人

v. 动词

1. 不还钱
2. 不给…小费，让…空手而去
3. 欺骗某人，失信，诈骗

英英释义

Noun:

1. an ordinary man;

   "a lucky stiff"
   "a working stiff"
   

2. the dead body of a human being;

   "the cadaver was intended for dissection"
   "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"
   "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"
   "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"
   

Adjective:

1. not moving or operating freely;

   "a stiff hinge"
   

2. powerful;

   "a stiff current"
   "a stiff breeze"
   

3. rigidly formal;

   "a starchy manner"
   "the letter was stiff and formal"
   "his prose has a buckram quality"
   

4. having a strong physiological or chemical effect;

   "a potent toxin"
   "potent liquor"
   "a potent cup of tea"
   "a stiff drink"
   

5. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;

   "firm convictions"
   "a firm mouth"
   "steadfast resolve"
   "a man of unbendable perseverence"
   "unwavering loyalty"
   

6. incapable of or resistant to bending;

   "a rigid strip of metal"
   "a table made of rigid plastic"
   "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"
   "stiff hair"
   "a stiff neck"
   

7. very drunk

Adverb:

1. extremely;

   "bored stiff"
   "frightened stiff"
   

2. in a stiff manner;

   "his hands lay stiffly"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Shoes are often stiff when they are new.
   新鞋刚穿起来常常都是硬邦邦的。
2. She cleaned the sink with a stiff brush.
   她用硬毛刷清洗水槽。
3. His legs felt stiff from having sat for so long.
   由于坐得太久，他的双腿感到僵直。
4. He has to take a stiff test before he is qualified.
   在取得资格之前,他必须通过一次艰难的考试。
5. Her rather stiff manner puts people off.
   她那相当生硬的态度使人们都不敢来。
6. After two months of working, Ann was not as stiff as she used to be.
   经过两个月的工作,安再也不像以前那样拘谨了。
7. That was a shock I need a stiff drink!
   这可真吓人－－我得喝点烈酒了。

用作副词 (adv.)

1. The opera bored me stiff.
   这个歌剧真把我腻烦透了。
2. Through this ordeal Heng lay stiff and silent.
   在这个严酷的考验中，恒一直僵硬地躺着，默不作声。
3. Once he thought of him with a shudder, lying cold and stiff at the bottom of some shallow stream, with his dead face turned toward the darkening sky.
   有一回，他不寒而栗地想到乔治冰冷僵硬地躺在一条浅浅的溪水里，死去的脸朝着黑沉沉的天空。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. There is a sheet of stiff cardboard in the drawer.
   在那个抽屉里有块硬纸板。
2. The lawyer nodded a stiff greeting.
   那个律师不自然地点头示意。
3. I need a stiff whisky.
   我想喝点烈性的威士忌。
4. He suffered a stiff punishment.
   他遭受了严厉的惩罚。
5. We passed a stiff examination.
   我们刚通过了一次艰难的考试。
6. The army encountered stiff resistance from rebels in the hills.
   部队在山里遭到叛乱者顽强的抵抗。
7. He asked a stiff price for his used car.
   他给自己的旧车开高价。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. The clay is very stiff; we must make it thinner with water.
   这黏土非常稠,我们须用水使它变得稀一些。
2. The old man's joints were stiff.
   那个老人的关节不灵活了。
3. Their manner was rather stiff.
   他们的态度很生硬。
4. Competition is stiff here.
   这里的竞争很激烈。
5. The asking price is too stiff.
   那个要价太高。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. He is stiff with wounded left leg.
   他因左腿受伤而行动困难。
2. He is very stiff with strangers.
   他在陌生人面前很拘谨。

S+be+～+to- v

1. The paintbrush was too stiff to use.
   画笔太硬了,没法用。

经典引文

• The starched napkin hung stiff as a board.

  出自： B. Bainbridge

• Her husband wore stiff collars.

  出自： S. Eldred

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

动词+～

• feel stiff 感到(肌肉)僵硬
• go stiff 变得僵硬

～+介词

• be stiff in manners 态度生硬
• be stiff in reading (书)不容易看懂
• be stiff with cold 冻僵
• be stiff with sb 对某人冷淡

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的stif，意为不灵活的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• chilly
• cold
• cruel
• firm
• great
• tough

【反义词】

• graceful
• mild

派生词

adj.(形容词)

• stiffen v. (使)变硬