stiff
US /stɪf/
UK /stɪf/

形容词
1.
僵硬的, 坚硬的
not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid
示例:
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The old door was stiff and hard to open.
那扇旧门很僵硬,很难打开。
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My neck feels stiff after sleeping in a strange position.
睡姿奇怪后,我的脖子感到僵硬。
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3.
拘谨的, 生硬的
formal and not relaxed or friendly
示例:
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He gave a stiff, formal bow.
他行了一个生硬而正式的鞠躬。
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The atmosphere in the meeting was very stiff.
会议气氛非常拘谨。
名词
动词
1.
拖欠, 欺骗
to fail to pay (someone)
示例:
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The restaurant stiffed the musicians after their performance.
演出结束后,餐厅没有支付音乐家报酬。
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He was stiffed by his employer and never got his last paycheck.
他被雇主拖欠工资,从未拿到最后一笔薪水。
副词
1.
非常, 极其
to a great degree; extremely
示例:
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It was stiff cold outside.
外面非常冷。
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He was stiff drunk by midnight.
到午夜时,他已经烂醉如泥了。
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