a. 呆板的;坚硬的;严厉的;拘谨的;拘谨的 (stiff的变形)
s not moving or operating freely
s powerful
s rigidly formal
a having a strong physiological or chemical effect
s marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
s incapable of or resistant to bending
s very drunk

stiff的用法和样例:

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。

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

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
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