stiff
- IPA[stif]
美式
- not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid；(of a semiliquid substance) viscous; thick
- a dead body.；a boring, conventional person
- 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
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形容詞
- 1. not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid a stiff black collar stiff cardboard 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (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 反義詞
- ▪ (of a person or their manner) not relaxed or friendly; constrained she greeted him with stiff politeness 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. severe or strong they face stiff fines and a possible jail sentence a stiff increase in taxes 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a wind) blowing strongly a stiff breeze stirring the lake 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ requiring strength or effort; difficult a long stiff climb up the bare hillside 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of an alcoholic drink) strong a stiff measure of brandy 同義詞 反義詞
- 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
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!
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
- tackle or fend off (a person) by extending an arm rigidly: he stiff-armed Jones
Oxford Dictionary
- tackle or fend off (a person) by extending an arm rigidly: he stiff-armed Jones
Oxford American Dictionary
- (of a person or their behavior) haughty and stubborn: stiff-necked pride
Oxford American Dictionary
- haughty and stubborn: stiff-necked pride
Oxford Dictionary
- (of a person or part of the body) extremely stiff
Oxford Dictionary
- a quality of uncomplaining stoicism
Oxford Dictionary
- (of a person or part of the body) extremely stiff
Oxford American Dictionary
- a quality of uncomplaining stoicism
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[stɪf]
英式
- not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid: a stiff black collar stiff cardboard
- a dead body.
- cheat (someone) out of something, especially money: several workers were stiffed out of their pay
Oxford Dictionary
