音标：[stif]
a. 坚硬的, 严厉的, 呆板的, 生硬的, 刚强的, 强烈的, 粘的, 稠的, 艰难的
n. 死尸, 醉鬼, 钞票
vt. 不肯付...小费
【医】 强直的, 僵硬的
【经】 昂贵的; 流通票据, 钞票
相关词组:
bore someone stiff
scare someone stiff
as stiff as a poker
cut up stiff
在线英汉词典

stiff的短语、例句：

stiff adj (-er, -est) 1 not easily bent, folded, moved, changed in shape, etc 不易弯曲、 打摺、 移动、 变形等的; 坚硬的; 僵直的
a sheet of stiff cardboard 一块硬纸板
a stiff drawer 很紧的抽屉
a stiff pair of shoes 一双硬邦邦的鞋
have a stiff neck, ie painful and difficult to move 颈部强直
feel stiff (ie have stiff muscles and joints) after a long walk 走长路後感觉肢体发僵. 2 thick and hard to stir; not liquid 稠的; 难搅拌的; 非液态的
Stir the flour and milk to a stiff paste. 把面粉和牛奶搅成很稠的糊. 3 (a) hard to do; difficult 不好做的; 因难的
a stiff climb 吃力的攀登
a stiff exam 难度大的考试. (b) severe; tough 严厉的; 激烈的
The judge imposed a stiff sentence. 法官做出了严厉的判决.
Competition is stiff. 竞争很激烈. 4 formal in manner, behaviour, etc; not friendly （态度、 举止等）生硬的, 拘谨的, 不友好的
Their manner was rather stiff. 他们的态度很生硬. 5 (infml 口) (of a price) (too) high （指价格）（太）高
pay a stiff membership fee 缴纳很高的会费. 6 (of a breeze) blowing strongly （指风）强劲的, 猛烈的. 7 (of an alcoholic drink) strong and undiluted （指酒）烈性的, 未经稀释的
That was a shock I need a stiff drink! 这可真吓人--我得喝点烈酒了!
a stiff glass of rum 一杯纯的朗姆酒. 8 (idm 习语) 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、 困难等时）（表现）沉著而坚强的能力, 咬紧牙关. stiff, adv (infml 口) to an extreme degree; very much 极度地; 非常
worried/scared/frozen stiff 非常担心[极其害怕/冻僵]
The opera bored me stiff. 这个歌剧真把我腻烦透了. stiff, n (sl 俚) dead body; corpse 死尸, 尸体（尤指人的）.