Stiff
[ stɪf ]
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adj. 严厉的;僵硬的，坚硬的;呆板的，拘谨的;顽固的;
adv. <口>极度地，非常;
n. 死尸;笨蛋，傻瓜;流动工人;吝啬鬼穷光蛋;
vt. 诈骗;失信;
📝 例句
The batter was too stiff to beat easily.
面糊太稠了,不容易搅拌。
The action of this piano is becoming stiff.
这架钢琴的键越来越不灵活了。
She was scared stiff.
她非常害怕。
The shoes are brand new and the leather is still very stiff.
这双鞋是全新的,皮还很硬。
He has a stiff manner of speaking.
他演讲的样子很不自然。
🌱 联想助记
【串】staff(工作人员)需要stiff(硬的)stuff(材料)
【记】※ stiff-僵硬的,still-宁静:僵硬的尸体宁静地躺在那里
※ s-似“美女”,tiff-小口角:美女和佛发生小口角的原因是佛太拘谨
※ s-拼音“试”,ti-拼音“题”,f-拼音“分”:费劲的试题,分分皆难拿
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
stiff
adj
(-er, -est)
1 not easily bent, folded, moved, changed in shape, etc 不易弯曲、 打摺、 移动、 变形等的; 坚硬的; 僵直的
a sheet of stiff cardboard 一块硬纸板
a stiff drawer 很紧的抽屉
a stiff pair of shoes 一双硬邦邦的鞋
have a stiff neck, ie painful and difficult to move 颈部强直
feel stiff (ie have stiff muscles and joints) after a long walk 走长路後感觉肢体发僵.
2 thick and hard to stir; not liquid 稠的; 难搅拌的; 非液态的
Stir the flour and milk to a stiff paste. 把面粉和牛奶搅成很稠的糊.
3
(a) hard to do; difficult 不好做的; 因难的
a stiff climb 吃力的攀登
a stiff exam 难度大的考试.
(b) severe; tough 严厉的; 激烈的
The judge imposed a stiff sentence. 法官做出了严厉的判决.
Competition is stiff. 竞争很激烈.
4 formal in manner, behaviour, etc; not friendly （态度、 举止等）生硬的, 拘谨的, 不友好的
Their manner was rather stiff. 他们的态度很生硬.
5 (infml 口) (of a price) (too) high （指价格）（太）高
pay a stiff membership fee 缴纳很高的会费.
6 (of a breeze) blowing strongly （指风）强劲的, 猛烈的.
7 (of an alcoholic drink) strong and undiluted （指酒）烈性的, 未经稀释的
That was a shock I need a stiff drink! 这可真吓人--我得喝点烈酒了!
a stiff glass of rum 一杯纯的朗姆酒.
8 (idm 习语) stiff/straight as a ramrod => ramrod. (keep) a stiff upper lip (show) an ability to appear calm and unworried when in pain, trouble, etc （遇痛苦、 困难等时）（表现）沉著而坚强的能力, 咬紧牙关. stiff, adv (infml 口) to an extreme degree; very much 极度地; 非常
worried/scared/frozen stiff 非常担心[极其害怕/冻僵]
The opera bored me stiff. 这个歌剧真把我腻烦透了. stiff, n (sl 俚) dead body; corpse 死尸, 尸体（尤指人的）.
🎯 考研助记
似地府(谐音):多僵物- 僵直的 东西(stuff)装满(stuff)不透气(stuffy),全体人员(staff)僵直的(stiff) 生硬的试(s)题(ti)分分(ff)皆难拿
🔁 扩展释义
*[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 stiff scare someone stiff as stiff as a poker cut up stiff
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There was less food for birds and also for the prairie dog, a kind of animal which lives in holes in the ground.
供鸟类吃的食物少了，供草原犬鼠（一种生活在地洞里的动物）吃的食物也少了。
They got on so well that Fred decided not to go to the lecture but to show the tourist around the university instead.
他们相处得很融洽，于是弗雷德决定不去听课，而带领这位游客到这所大学各处参观。
He felt free to talk about his failures or his difficulties.
他可以随便谈论自己的失败或困境。