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🔑stiffstiff1 /stɪf / adjective ➤difficult to bend / move不易弯曲；不易移动- (used about material, paper, etc.) fairly hard and not easy to bend（材料、纸等）硬的，挺的◆My new shoes feel a little stiff.我的新鞋穿起来觉得有点硬。 SYN rigid OPP flexible
➤muscles肌肉- (used about parts of the body) not easy to move（身体部位）僵硬的◆My arm feels really stiff after playing tennis yesterday.昨天打完网球后，我的手臂非常僵硬。
➤mixture混合物- (used about a liquid) very thick; almost solid（液体）稠的◆Beat the egg whites until they are stiff.把蛋清打至稠状。
➤difficult / severe困难；严厉- difficult, strong, or severe困难的；强硬的；严厉的；激烈的◆We face some stiff competition from the Bloomington High team.我们面临着布卢明顿高中队的激烈竞争。◆stiff opposition to the plan对这一计划的强烈反对
➤not friendly不友好- (used about someone's behavior) not relaxed or friendly; formal（人的行为）拘谨的，生硬的，不友好的◆She's often a little stiff around strangers.在陌生人面前她常常会有些拘谨。
➤wind风- (used about a wind) fairly strong and steady（风）较大且持续的◆a stiff breeze紧吹的风
➤alcoholic drink酒- (used about an alcoholic drink) strong（酒）烈性的◆a stiff whiskey烈性威士忌
▸ stiff·ly adverb ◆He smiled stiffly.他生硬地笑了一下。▸ stiff·ness noun [uncountable]
stiffstiff2 /stɪf / adverb (used after a past participle用于过去分词后) extremely极其；非常◆to be bored / frozen / scared stiff非常烦闷／寒冷／害怕 |