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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   stiffen

   • IPA[ˈstifən]

   美式

   • v.
     make or become stiff or rigid；support or strengthen (a garment or fabric), typically by adding tape or an adhesive layer.

   • verb: stiffen, 3rd person present: stiffens, gerund or present participle: stiffening, past tense: stiffened, past participle: stiffened

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. make or become stiff or rigid he stiffened his knees in an effort to prevent them from trembling my back stiffens up and I can't bend 同義詞 become stiff, thicken, set, become solid, solidify, ... 更多harden, gel, congeal, coagulate, clot, make/become stiff/rigid, tense (up), tighten, tauten, rigidify, technicalankylose反義詞 relax
   • ▪ support or strengthen (a garment or fabric), typically by adding tape or an adhesive layer.
   • ▪ make or become stronger or more steadfast outrage over the murders stiffened the government's resolve to confront the Mafia the regime's resistance stiffened 同義詞 strengthen, harden, toughen, fortify, give strength to, ... 更多reinforce, brace, steel, give a boost to反義詞 weaken