stiffen
基本释义
- v.（身体）变僵硬，绷紧；（使）变强硬，变坚定；使（材料）变硬（挺）；变僵硬，变得不灵活；变酸痛僵直；变生硬，变得拘谨
词语例句
（身体）变僵硬，绷紧vt.&vi.
Ada stiffened at the sound of his voice.
听到他的声音，艾达僵住了。
I stiffened my back and faced him.
我挺直了腰杆面对着他。
（使）变强硬，变坚定vt.&vi.
The threat of punishment has only stiffened their resolve.
惩罚的威胁益发坚定了他们的决心。
Punishments to criminals stiffened.
对犯罪的惩罚加重了。
使（材料）变硬（挺）vt.
This special paper was actually thin, soft Sugiwara paper that had been stiffened with a kind of paste.
这种特殊的纸实际上是一种面浆浆过的轻薄柔软的衫原纸。
变僵硬，变得不灵活vt.&vi.
六级四级The blood supply to the skin is reduced when muscles stiffen.
肌肉发僵时，皮肤的供血量就会减少。
My muscles had stiffened up after the climb.
爬上去以后我两腿都发僵了。
The advantages, not surprisingly, were greater for African Americans, who are more likely to develop high blood pressure than other ethnic groups, and for the elderly, since blood vessels stiffen with age, which can lead to higher blood pressure.
不出所料，非裔美国人的优势更大，他们比其他种族更容易患高血压，而对老年人来说，因为随着年龄的增长，血管会变得僵硬，从而导致血压升高。
- When those boundaries are crossed, an American's body will visibly stiffen and his manner will become cool and aloof.如果越过了这些界限，美国人的身体会明显变得僵硬，他的态度也会变得冷漠。
- The blood supply to the skin is reduced when muscles stiffen.肌肉发僵时，皮肤的供血量就会减少。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- These clothes restrict your freedom of movement and stiffen up the whole body.这些衣服使你的手脚难于自由活动，使整个身体也僵硬起来。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
相关短语
- stiffen sb.' s resolve坚定某人的决心
- stiffen up变僵硬；变得不灵活
- Stiffen up that upper lip坚强些；咬紧你的嘴唇
- stiffen syrup浓糖浆
- stiffen up形成僵持局面
- I can stiffen我可以变僵硬；我可以弄；我可以变硬
- stiffen flow粘滞流
词语扩展
英英释义
- v.become stiff or stiffer
- v.make stiff or stiffer
- v.restrict
词源
- stiffen使变僵，使变硬stiff,硬的，僵硬的，-en,使。