| 词汇 | stiffening |
| 释义 | stiffening present 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 stiffeningstiffening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. 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. Almost every respondent believed that dancing warded off the ailments of old age, especially the stiffening of the body and the deterioration of the mind. When attempts are made to define diastolic heart failure however, confusion exists as to what level of stiffening of the ventricles is 'acceptable' with age. The first, more accurate one, includes the "dynamics stiffening" phenomenon. In our car configuration, there are four stiffening bulkheads whose shape defines the main cross sections of the chassis. The stiffening of the arterial wall that occurs in old age impairs this response and thus the initial compensatory mechanism is lost. The stiffening of the central large arteries produces an increased velocity of pressurewave propagation and reflection. The major factor accounting for this decline appears to be loss of lung elasticity, aggravated by stiffening of the rib cage, and reduced respiratory muscle strength. There is nothing extravagant about it; in fact, there is rather a case for widening or stiffening it a little in some respects. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to me that the driving test itself needs stiffening. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Military commanders deliberately use it as a means, so they think, of stiffening the moral of their troops on certain occasions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I make no complaint about the stiffening of terms in the fifth and sixth rounds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The true fact is, not so much that the law requires stiffening as that it requires administering. 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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