Stiff
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adj. 嚴厲的;僵硬的，堅硬的;呆板的，拘謹的;頑固的;
adv. <口>極度地，非常;
n. 死尸;笨蛋，傻瓜;流動工人;吝嗇鬼窮光蛋;
vt. 詐騙;失信;
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The batter was too stiff to beat easily.
面糊太稠了,不容易攪拌。
The action of this piano is becoming stiff.
這架鋼琴的鍵越來越不靈活了。
She was scared stiff.
她非常害怕。
The shoes are brand new and the leather is still very stiff.
這雙鞋是全新的,皮還很硬。
He has a stiff manner of speaking.
他演講的樣子很不自然。
?? 聯想助記
【串】staff(工作人員)需要stiff(硬的)stuff(材料)
【記】※ stiff-僵硬的,still-寧靜:僵硬的尸體寧靜地躺在那里
※ s-似“美女”,tiff-小口角:美女和佛發生小口角的原因是佛太拘謹
※ s-拼音“試”,ti-拼音“題”,f-拼音“分”:費勁的試題,分分皆難拿
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stiff
adj
(-er, -est)
1 not easily bent, folded, moved, changed in shape, etc 不易彎曲、 打摺、 移動、 變形等的; 堅硬的; 僵直的
a sheet of stiff cardboard 一塊硬紙板
a stiff drawer 很緊的抽屜
a stiff pair of shoes 一雙硬邦邦的鞋
have a stiff neck, ie painful and difficult to move 頸部強直
feel stiff (ie have stiff muscles and joints) after a long walk 走長路後感覺肢體發僵.
2 thick and hard to stir; not liquid 稠的; 難攪拌的; 非液態的
Stir the flour and milk to a stiff paste. 把面粉和牛奶攪成很稠的糊.
3
(a) hard to do; difficult 不好做的; 因難的
a stiff climb 吃力的攀登
a stiff exam 難度大的考試.
(b) severe; tough 嚴厲的; 激烈的
The judge imposed a stiff sentence. 法官做出了嚴厲的判決.
Competition is stiff. 競爭很激烈.
4 formal in manner, behaviour, etc; not friendly （態度、 舉止等）生硬的, 拘謹的, 不友好的
Their manner was rather stiff. 他們的態度很生硬.
5 (infml 口) (of a price) (too) high （指價格）（太）高
pay a stiff membership fee 繳納很高的會費.
6 (of a breeze) blowing strongly （指風）強勁的, 猛烈的.
7 (of an alcoholic drink) strong and undiluted （指酒）烈性的, 未經稀釋的
That was a shock I need a stiff drink! 這可真嚇人--我得喝點烈酒了!
a stiff glass of rum 一杯純的朗姆酒.
8 (idm 習語) stiff/straight as a ramrod => ramrod. (keep) a stiff upper lip (show) an ability to appear calm and unworried when in pain, trouble, etc （遇痛苦、 困難等時）（表現）沉著而堅強的能力, 咬緊牙關. stiff, adv (infml 口) to an extreme degree; very much 極度地; 非常
worried/scared/frozen stiff 非常擔心[極其害怕/凍僵]
The opera bored me stiff. 這個歌劇真把我膩煩透了. stiff, n (sl 俚) dead body; corpse 死尸, 尸體（尤指人的）.
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似地府(諧音):多僵物- 僵直的 東西(stuff)裝滿(stuff)不透氣(stuffy),全體人員(staff)僵直的(stiff) 生硬的試(s)題(ti)分分(ff)皆難拿
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*[stif]a. 堅硬的, 嚴厲的, 呆板的, 生硬的, 剛強的, 強烈的, 粘的, 稠的, 艱難的n. 死尸, 醉鬼, 鈔票vt. 不肯付...小費【醫】 強直的, 僵硬的【經】 昂貴的; 流通票據, 鈔票相關詞組: bore someone stiff scare someone stiff as stiff as a poker cut up stiff
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Around the year 1600 the first horses were brought to the American continent by the Spanish.
大約在1600年的時候，西班牙人把第一批馬匹帶來美洲大陸。
Oxygen is widely used in ship repairs for cutting and joining metal plates or pipes.
在船舶修理過程中，常常使用氧氣切割和焊接金屬板或金屬管。
He noticed that the straight part of the dance was different in the afternoon from what it had been in the morning.
他注意到下午舞蹈的直線部分與上午的不一樣。