| 单词 | stiffen |
| 释义 | stiffen (stɪfən ) Word forms: stiffens , stiffening , stiffened 1. verb If you stiffen, you stop moving and stand or sit with muscles that are suddenly tense, for example because you feel afraid or angry. Ada stiffened at the sound of his voice. [VERB] The father's face stiffened with dismay. [VERB] 2. verb If your muscles or joints stiffen, or if something stiffens them, they become difficult to bend or move. The blood supply to the skin is reduced when muscles stiffen. [VERB] Synonyms: tighten, tense (up), tauten, become stiff Stiffen up means the same as stiffen. These clothes restrict your freedom of movement and stiffen up the whole body. [VERB PARTICLE noun] I just stiffened up and couldn't relax. [VERB PARTICLE] 3. ergative verb If attitudes or behaviour stiffen, or if something stiffens them, they become stronger or more severe, and less likely to be changed. Enemy resistance suddenly stiffened because there was no room for retreat. [VERB] Synonyms: strengthen, reinforce, harden, toughen 4. verb [usually passive] If something such as cloth is stiffened, it is made firm so that it does not bend easily. This special paper was actually thin, soft Sugiwara paper that had been stiffened with a kind of paste. [be VERB-ed] They peeled cold stiffened gloves from their hands. [VERB-ed] Phrasal verbs: stiffen up stiffen [sense 2] Translations: Chinese: 僵住 Japanese: こわばる |
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