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单词 rigid
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rigid
(rɪdʒɪd )
1. adjective
Laws, rules, or systems that are rigid cannot be changed or varied, and are therefore considered to be rather severe. [disapproval]
Several colleges in our study have rigid rules about student conduct.
Hospital routines for nurses are very rigid.
Synonyms: strict, set, fixed, exact  
rigidity (rɪdʒɪdɪti ) uncountable noun
...the rigidity of government policy. [+ of]
rigidly adverb [ADVERB with verb]
The caste system was rigidly enforced.
2. adjective
If you disapprove of someone because you think they are not willing to change their way of thinking or behaving, you can describe them as rigid. [disapproval]
She was a fairly rigid person who had strong religious views.
My father is very rigid in his thinking.
Synonyms: inflexible, harsh, stern, adamant  
3. adjective
A rigid substance or object is stiff and does not bend, stretch, or twist easily.
...rigid plastic containers.
These plates are fairly rigid.
Synonyms: stiff, inflexible, hard, firm  
rigidity uncountable noun
...the strength and rigidity of glass. [+ of]
4. graded adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE, oft ADJ with n]
If someone goes rigid, their body becomes very straight and stiff, usually as a result of shock or fear.
I went rigid with shock.
Andrew went rigid when he saw a dog, any dog, anywhere.
rigidly graded adverb [ADVERB after verb]
She stood rigidly and stared into the room.
Collocations:
rigid barrier
The main deck cargo hold has a smooth fiberglass lining, and a fixed rigid barrier with a sliding access door serves as a restraint wall next to the flight deck.
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Rigid barriers are often considered unsightly, especially when many rows must be built.
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They deflect 3to6ft m: more than rigid barriers, but less than flexible barriers.
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Rigid barriers are usually constructed of reinforced concrete.
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rigid control
She physically shakes off the rigid control, the charts and the weigh-ins.
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If that spot continues to mean rigid control of capital spending, so be it.
Times, Sunday Times
He constantly had to prove his value, doing so by maintaining rigid control of programs and people.
Christianity Today
The garden, in one beautiful form or another - whether under 17th-century rigid control or 19th-century apparent neglect - has had a long lifespan.
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To obtain the best cooperation between all arms, emphasis was placed on detailed planning, and rigid control and adherence to orders.
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rigid definition
The rigid definition of carnivory in plants requires digestion of prey by enzymes produced by the plant.
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With this more rigid definition of similitude, the cylinder and the plane are obviously no longer the same.
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Climatologists and geographers have less rigid definitions which take into account factors such as rainfall, temperature, wind direction and ozone.
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While the engine and suspension layouts described here for scooters and underbones are typical, they are not rigid definitions.
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However, some classes can compete and sail with less rigid definitions and measurements.
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rigid diet
Patients share 'an overvalued belief they have to stick to a very rigid diet'.
Times, Sunday Times
If you want to lose weight, but a rigid diet isn't for you, here's a selection of meals to choose from throughout the day.
Times, Sunday Times
He followed a rigid diet of fish, vegetables and vitamin supplements.
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rigid rule
The actor himself has applied a rigid rule to his career.
The Sun
Had 40% remained a rigid rule, the government would have had to raise taxes or cut public spending over the next couple of years, which was probably not sensible.
Times, Sunday Times
However, it should not be a rigid rule; just aim for as many weekday nights as possible.
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You should not be bound by a rigid rule.
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For too many schools 'behaviour policies are still focused on producing rigid rules rather than looking at the reasons behind challenging behaviour', he says.
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rigid schedule
We decided we would instigate a rigid schedule.
Times, Sunday Times
It's a rigid schedule, but it seems to give her freedom and a zest for life.
Times, Sunday Times
To maintain the rigid schedule, 157 relay stations were located from 5to 25 apart as the terrain would allow for.
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With her unique view of the world, she depends on her very ordered existence, a rigid schedule that keeps her own track.
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Formerly, the light had a rigid schedule of being lit one hour prior to sunset, and extinguished one hour after sunrise.
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rigid structure
This requires a rigid structure as against the more flexible nature of a suspension bridge.
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Ensure that you have tension throughout the body to create a rigid structure.
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They couldn't support themselves at any greater height — until they came up with a rigid structure, until they came up with an interior scaffolding.
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After the rigid structure of school, university students often feel bewildered in their first year of new-found independence.
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Anyone who leaves this rigid structure faces the risk that their family, for ever shamed by their apostasy, will never speak to them again.
Times, Sunday Times
rigid system
He did not always comfortably work within the sometimes rigid system of sport politics and some thought him a maverick.
Times, Sunday Times
Within months, he will also court trouble when he starts trying to change the rigid system of employment contracts that act as one of the biggest brakes on the economy.
Times, Sunday Times
Potential buyers see players who impress in a rigid system and fear that they would not thrive away from that.
Times, Sunday Times
Rigid system boundaries make accounting for changes in the system difficult.
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In principle, this rigid system remained in effect until the 18th century.
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Translations:
Chinese: 僵死的法律、规章或制度
Japanese: 厳格な
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