| 词汇 | stiffened |
| 释义 | stiffened past simple and past participle ofstiffen 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 inelasticity retighten skinny snug stiffen strain straitly super-tight tauten tautly tense tension tight tight-fitting tighten tighten something up tightly 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 inelasticity retighten skinny snug stiffen strain straitly super-tight tauten tautly tense tension tight tight-fitting tighten tighten something up tightly 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 restoke restrengthen self-reinforcing sharpen solidification solidify soup undulled wired Examples of stiffenedstiffened In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. 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. 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 rise of popular francophile radicalism stiffened ministerial ranks, and further strained the whigs. The guide-wire was then withdrawn through the femoral vein and could be subsequently stiffened by gently applying tension to both ends. For example, the framing for the windows stiffened the structure - as did the brick infill panels. 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. The panels are integrally stiffened, hence there is a reduced fastener count. Rohacell insulation sandwiching within a composite honeycomb structure stiffened with support spars is used for the rover baseplate and for the integrated ground penetrating radar. Ultimately, they had to swallow their objections to the small increase that finally was agreed on, but this stiffened their opposition to any future increases in payroll contributions. 105. Peel's resolve was stiffened in response to the events of the few days after the trial; his interventionism was intensified and his advice became more severe. Fopius arisanus larvae moult to the third instar at this time and begin rapid growth and their enlarged and stiffened body soon nearly fills the host puparium. Now that international competition has stiffened, the multinationals are taking their profits at the expense of the workers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Blood flowed from its mouth, its paws stiffened in a last convulsion and it collapsed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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