stiffen
- IPA[ˈstɪfn]
英式
- 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
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. make or become stiff or rigid he stiffened his knees in an effort to prevent them trembling my back stiffens up and I can't bend 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ 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 反義詞
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- IPA[ˈstifən]
美式
- 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
Oxford American Dictionary
