stiff1/stIf; stIf/adj 1 if someone or a part of their body is stiff, their muscles hurt and it is difficult to move〔身体〕僵痛的: I’ve got a stiff neck . 我脖子僵痛。+with Her fingers were stiff with cold. 她的手指冻僵了。2 hard and difficult to bend or move 硬的﹐不易弯曲的﹔难移动的: stiff cardboard 硬纸板3 a stiff mixture is thick and almost solid〔混合物〕稠的﹐难搅拌的: Beat the egg whites until stiff. 把蛋白打到发稠。4 very strict, severe, or difficult 严格的﹔严厉的﹔艰难的: a stiff penalty/fine/sentence 严厉的惩罚/巨额罚款/严厉的判决Graduates face stiff competition in getting jobs. 大学毕业生面临激烈的求职竞争。5 behaving in a formal and not very friendly way 生硬的﹔不友好的: a stiff smile 僵硬的笑容6 a stiff wind/breeze a fairly strong wind or BREEZE 相当强的风/微风7 a stiff drink a large amount of a strong alcoholic drink〔一大杯等〕烈性酒—stiffly adv —stiffness n [U]
stiff2adv bored/worried/scared stiffinformal extremely bored, worried, or frightened【非正式】十分无聊/担心/害怕