| 词汇 | stiffen |
| 释义 | stiffen verb uk /ˈstɪf.ən/ us /ˈstɪf.ən/ stiffenverb (FIRM)[ I ] to become firm or more difficult to bend: 变僵硬；变得不易弯曲 Beat the cream until it begins to stiffen (= become firm).将奶油搅至稠糊状。 His body stiffened in fear.他吓得身体发僵。 Tight and tightening astringency chokehold close-fitting fast inelasticity retighten skinny strain straitly super-tight tauten tautly tautness tense tight tight-fitting tighten tighten something up tightly tightness stiffenverb (LESS RELAXED)[ I ] to become less relaxed and more formal: 变生硬，变得拘谨 She stiffened when her former husband walked into the room.她的前夫走进房间时，她变得拘谨起来。 Tight and tightening astringency chokehold close-fitting fast inelasticity retighten skinny strain straitly super-tight tauten tautly tautness tense tight tight-fitting tighten tighten something up tightly tightness stiffenverb (MORE SEVERE)[ I or T ] to become or make something stronger or more difficult: 加强；（使）变得严厉；（使）变得艰难 These events have stiffened our resolve to succeed.这些事件增强了我们争取成功的决心。 Penalties for selling illegal drugs have been stiffened.对贩卖毒品的处罚加重了。 Stiffening competition in the market has led to a reduction in the company's profits this year.市场日趋激烈的竞争导致了公司今年利润的下降。 Becoming and making stronger aggrandize boil up bolster cement character-building deepen harden hardening invigoration jell power (something) up reinforcement restoke restrengthen self-reinforcing sharpen solidification solidify soup wired stiffen | American Dictionarystiffen verb us/ˈstɪf·ən/ stiffenverb (MAKE FIRM)[ I/T ] to become or make something firm or more difficult to bend: [ T ]To paint on linen, you first have to stiffen the fabric with a glue mixture. [ I ]His back stiffened up after the game. stiffenverb (MAKE SEVERE)[ I/T ] to become or make something more severe or difficult : [ T ]The measure would stiffen the penalties for driving without a license. [ I ]Competition will stiffen considerably if another store opens in town. stiffenverb (BECOME NERVOUS)[ I ] to become nervous and less relaxed: I stiffened when I saw him coming toward me. Examples of stiffenstiffen The author reported that the lethal effect of testosterone was because it ' stiffens the blood vessels'. He wanted to stiffen the resolve of employers in both the public and private sectors to resist wage claims. This is due to the fact that significantly more production hours were required to fabricate the sandwich panels than the more conventionally stiffened panels. In many countries equal opportunities legislation has been stiffened and increased importance has been attached to minimum wage provision. The major factor in declining lung function is loss of lung elasticity, aggravated by stiffening of the chest wall and reduced respiratory muscle strength. The problem of oscillatory behaviour due to manipulator flexibility has traditionally been solved by mechanically stiffening the manipulator. Her pelvis was raised at the back, so that she was continually lifting her heels from the -oor and stiffening her legs while playing. For the welded, biaxially stiffened concept, the material and tooling "value-per-pound" factors were not significantly different. In these circumstances the logic of accountancy was stiffened by a bureaucratic mode of reasoning, so he simply (as they say) followed orders. The guide-wire was then withdrawn through the femoral vein and could be subsequently stiffened by gently applying tension to both ends. Its characteristic behaviour is that when threatened it wedges itself into a crevice and stiffens its body so that predators cannot extract it. The rise of popular francophile radicalism stiffened ministerial ranks, and further strained the whigs. The first, more accurate one, includes the "dynamics stiffening" phenomenon. The biaxially stiffened concepts had higher flyaway costs than the composite-reinforced concept, even though their range capabilities were less than that of the composite concept. This study of the creature has convinced scientists involved with smart materials projects that human-made materials could also be made to stiffen at will. See all examples of stiffen These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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