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stiff
- IPA[stɪf]
英式
- not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid;(of a semi-liquid 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 semi-liquid 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 shower tap 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
名詞
- 1. a dead body.
- 2. North American a boring, conventional person ordinary working stiffs in respectable offices
- 3. British a sports club's reserve team.
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 (someone) deliberately; snub the stars are notorious for stiffing their hosts and sponsors at banquets
- 3. kill (someone) I want to get those pigs who stiffed your doctor
- ▪ (of a commercial venture or product) be unsuccessful as soon as he began singing about the wife and kids, his albums stiffed