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ADJ-GRADED
硬的;不易彎曲的
Something that is stiff is firm or does not bend easily.
例句
The furniture was stiff, uncomfortable, too delicate, and too neat...
家具又硬又不舒服，太不結實而且太小巧。
His waterproof trousers were brand new and stiff...
他那條防水褲嶄新筆挺。
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ADJ-GRADED
(門、抽屜等)難打開的，不靈活的，發緊的
Something such as a door or drawer that is stiff does not move as easily as it should.
例句
Train doors have handles on the inside. They are stiff so that they cannot be opened accidentally.
火車車門內側有把手。把手都很緊，防止意外開啟。
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ADJ-GRADED
(肌肉或關節)酸痛的，僵硬的
If you are stiff, your muscles or joints hurt when you move, because of illness or because of too much exercise.
例句
The Mud Bath is particularly recommended for relieving tension and stiff muscles...
特別推薦想要放松情緒、緩解肌肉酸痛的人泡泥漿浴。
I'm stiff all over right now — I hope I can recover for tomorrow's race.
我現在全身酸痛——希望明天比賽時能恢復過來。
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ADJ-GRADED
(行為)拘謹的，生硬的，不太友好的
Stiff behaviour is rather formal and not very friendly or relaxed.
例句
She looked at him with a stiff smile...
她看著他，臉上擠出生硬的一笑。
They always seemed a little awkward with each other, a bit stiff and formal.
他們在一起似乎總是覺得有點別扭，有點拘謹，不太隨意。
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ADJ-GRADED
艱難的;嚴厲的;激烈的
Stiff can be used to mean difficult or severe.
例句
The film faces stiff competition for the Best Film nomination...
這部電影在角逐最佳影片提名時面臨著激烈的競爭。
Under Greece's stiff anti-drugs laws they could face twenty years in jail.
根據希臘嚴厲的反毒品法律，他們將面臨 20 年監禁。
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ADJ-GRADED
(酒)烈性的，酒精度數高的
A stiff drink is a large amount of a strong alcoholic drink.
例句
...a stiff whisky.
一杯烈性的威士忌
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ADJ-GRADED
(風)強勁的，猛烈的
A stiff wind is blowing quite strongly.
例句
Next morning dawned clear and sunny, with a stiff breeze rustling the trees.
次日一大早,天空晴朗無云，大風吹得樹木沙沙作響。
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ADV
十分;極其;完全
If you are bored stiff, worried stiff, or scared stiff, you are extremely bored, worried, or scared.
例句
Anna tried to look interested. Actually, she was bored stiff...
安娜努力裝出感興趣的樣子。實際上，她膩煩透了。
I was scared stiff when I realized what I'd done.
當我意識到自己的所作所為時，我嚇壞了。