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difficult to bend or move 不易弯曲（或活动）的；硬的；挺的 a sheet of stiff black cardboard 一张黑色硬纸板 Scrub away any residue with a stiff brush. 用硬刷子把残留物擦洗掉。 The windows were stiff and she couldn't get them open. 窗户紧，她开不了。
Extra ExamplesMy trousers were getting stiff with mud. 我的裤子被泥巴弄得硬梆梆的。 She lay stiff and still beside him. 她直挺挺地躺在他身旁，一动不动。 The captain stood as stiff as a board. 船长站得笔直。 The clothes were stiff with dust and grease. 衣服给尘土和油脂弄得硬邦邦的。 It was an old blanket, frayed and stiff with dirt. 那是一条旧毯子，磨损了，被灰尘弄得僵硬了。 The brown hair was coarse and stiff. 棕色的头发又粗又硬。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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when a person or a part of their body is stiff, their muscles hurt when they move them 僵硬的；一动就疼的 Extra ExamplesI've got a stiff neck from sleeping in a draught. 我睡觉时受了风，脖子发僵。 You'll get stiff if you don't have a hot bath. 如果不洗个热水澡的话，你会觉得肌肉酸痛。 My fingers had gone stiff with cold. 我的手指已经冻僵了。 My arm's gone all stiff. 我的胳膊又酸又痛。 I was stiff from kneeling. 我跪得浑身酸痛。 He felt stiff all over. 他感觉浑身酸痛。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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thick; difficult to stir (= move around with a spoon) 稠的；难搅动的 more difficult or severe than usual 困难的；艰难的；严厉的；激烈的 It was a stiff climb to the top of the hill. 费了好大劲才爬到山顶。 The company faces stiff competition from its rivals. 公司遇到对手的激烈竞争。 The new proposals have met with stiff opposition. 新提案遭到强烈的反对。 The local tribes initially offered stiff resistance to the invaders. 当地部落最初对入侵者进行了顽强的抵抗。 Firms face stiff penalties for breaking the rules. 公司因违反规则而面临严厉的惩罚。 a stiff breeze/wind (= one that blows strongly) 强风
Extra ExamplesThe course represents a stiff test of a golfer's skills. 这门课程是对高尔夫球手技能的严峻考验。 in the face of some very stiff competition 面对一种非常激烈的竞争局面 Their punishment seemed rather stiff. 他们的惩罚好像颇为严厉。 There are stiff fines for illegal dumping. 非法倾倒会被处以高额罚款。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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(of a person or their behaviour 人或行为 not friendly or relaxed 不友好的；生硬的 Extra ExamplesHis manner seemed rather stiff and impersonal. 他的态度似乎颇为生硬冷淡。 She was aware that her words sounded stiff. 她知道自己的话听起来很生硬。 He had the accent and the stiff manner of a school house master. 他有学校校长的口音和生硬的态度。
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costing a lot or too much 高昂的；过高的 - [only before noun]
strong; containing a lot of alcohol 烈性的；酒精度数高的 a stiff whisky 烈性威士忌 ‘What you need is a stiff drink,’ he told her. “你需要的是一杯烈酒，”他告诉她。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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difficult to bend/move不易弯曲／活动
muscles肌肉
mixture混合物
difficult/severe困难；严厉
not friendly不友好
price价格
alcoholic drink酒
Word OriginOld English stīf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stijf.
Idioms
(keep) a stiff upper lip
to keep calm and hide your feelings when you are in pain or in a difficult situation （面对痛苦或困境）不动声色，沉着而不外露 He was taught to keep a stiff upper lip and never to cry in public. 他被教导要保持沉默，永远不要在公共场合哭泣。 Their reaction contrasts sharply with the stiff upper lip of the English. 他们的反应与英国人僵硬的上唇形成鲜明对比。