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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   stiff

   • IPA[stif]

   美式

   • adj.
     not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid；(of a semiliquid substance) viscous; thick
   • n.
     a dead body.；a boring, conventional person
   • v.
     cheat (someone) out of something, especially money；fail to leave (someone) a tip.

   • verb: stiff, 3rd person present: stiffs, gerund or present participle: stiffing, past tense: stiffed, past participle: stiffed

   • noun: stiff, plural noun: stiffs

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞
   • 片語

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid a stiff black collar stiff cardboard 同義詞 rigid, hard, firm, hardened, inelastic, ... 更多nonflexible, inflexible, ungiving, rareimpliable, unmalleable反義詞 flexible, plastic, limp
   • ▪ (of a semiliquid substance) viscous; thick add wheat until the mixture is quite stiff
   • ▪ not moving as freely as is usual or desirable; difficult to turn or operate a stiff drawer the faucet in the shower is a little stiff
   • ▪ (of a person or part of the body) unable to move easily and without pain he was stiff from sitting on the desk a stiff back 同義詞 aching, achy, painful, arthritic, rheumatic, ... 更多taut, tight, informalcreaky, rheumaticky, rusty, archaicstark反義詞 supple, limber
   • ▪ (of a person or their manner) not relaxed or friendly; constrained she greeted him with stiff politeness 同義詞 formal, reserved, unfriendly, chilly, cold, ... 更多frigid, icy, austere, unrelaxed, brittle, standoffish, wooden, forced, constrained, strained, stilted, prim, punctilious, stuffy, informalstarchy, uptight反義詞 relaxed, informal
   • 2. severe or strong they face stiff fines and a possible jail sentence a stiff increase in taxes 同義詞 harsh, severe, hard, punitive, punishing, ... 更多stringent, swingeing, crippling, rigorous, drastic, strong, heavy, draconian反義詞 lenient, mild
   • ▪ (of a wind) blowing strongly a stiff breeze stirring the lake 同義詞 strong, vigorous, powerful, brisk, fresh, ... 更多gusty, howling反義詞 gentle
   • ▪ requiring strength or effort; difficult a long stiff climb up the bare hillside 同義詞 difficult, hard, arduous, tough, strenuous, ... 更多laborious, uphill, exacting, demanding, formidable, challenging, punishing, back-breaking, grueling, Herculean, tiring, fatiguing, exhausting, informalkilling, hellish, knackering, archaictoilsome反義詞 easy
   • ▪ (of an alcoholic drink) strong a stiff measure of brandy 同義詞 strong, potent, alcoholic, spirituous, intoxicant反義詞 weak
   • 3. informal full of the place is stiff with alarm systems
   • 4. informal having a specified unpleasant feeling to an extreme extent she was scared stiff I was bored stiff with my project
   • 5. a card that is the only one of its suit in a hand two red aces and a stiff club

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a dead body.
   • 2. North American a boring, conventional person ordinary working stiffs in respectable offices
   • ▪ a fellow; an ordinary person the lucky stiff!

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. North American cheat (someone) out of something, especially money several workers were stiffed out of their pay
   • ▪ fail to leave (someone) a tip.
   • 2. North American ignore deliberately; snub the stars are notorious for stiffing their hosts and sponsors at banquets
   • ▪ fail to appear for a promised engagement or appointment he stiffed us and didn't show up
   • 3. kill I want to get those pigs who stiffed your doctor
   • ▪ be unsuccessful as soon as he began singing about the wife and kids, his albums stiffed

   stiff-arm

   • v.
     tackle or fend off (a person) by extending an arm rigidly: he stiff-armed Jones

   Oxford American Dictionary

   stiff-arm

   • v.
     tackle or fend off (a person) by extending an arm rigidly: he stiff-armed Jones

   Oxford Dictionary

   stiff-necked

   • adj.
     (of a person or their behavior) haughty and stubborn: stiff-necked pride

   Oxford American Dictionary

   stiff-necked

   • adj.
     haughty and stubborn: stiff-necked pride

   Oxford Dictionary

   stiff as a board

   • ph.
     (of a person or part of the body) extremely stiff

   Oxford American Dictionary

   a stiff upper lip

   • ph.
     a quality of uncomplaining stoicism

   Oxford American Dictionary

   a stiff upper lip

   • ph.
     a quality of uncomplaining stoicism

   Oxford Dictionary

   stiff as a board

   • ph.
     (of a person or part of the body) extremely stiff

   Oxford Dictionary

   片語

   • stiff as a board
   • a stiff upper lip
3. • 更多解釋

   stiff

   • IPA[stɪf]

   英式

   • adj.
     not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid: a stiff black collar stiff cardboard
   • n.
     a dead body.
   • v.
     cheat (someone) out of something, especially money: several workers were stiffed out of their pay

   Oxford Dictionary