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stiffen v.使 ... 坚硬；变为浓粘；使坚定；使强硬 (1) 木质化足以使细胞变硬和增强。(2) 答应给他们奖励可以坚定他们的决心。(3) 他听到这些侮辱的话，态度强硬起来。

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英 ['stɪfn] 美 ['stɪfn] (1) This lignification serves to stiffen and strengthen the cells.(2) The promise of a reward might stiffen their resolve.(3) He stiffened at the insult. 1[VERB 动词]变得僵硬；变得紧张；绷紧 If you stiffen, you stop moving and stand or sit with muscles that are suddenly tense, for example because you feel afraid or angry.   [V]Ada stiffened at the sound of his voice...埃达听到他的声音吓得人都僵住了。The father's face stiffened with dismay.父亲因为悲痛而面部表情凝重。2[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](肌肉或关节)变得僵硬；(使)变得不易弯曲；(使)变得不灵活 If your muscles or joints stiffen, or if something stiffens them, they become difficult to bend or move.   [V]  [Also V n]  [V P n (not pron)]  [V P]  [Also V n P]The blood supply to the skin is reduced when muscles stiffen.当肌肉变得僵硬时，皮肤的供血量就减少了。Stiffen up means the same as stiffen .stiffen up 同 stiffenThese clothes restrict your freedom of movement and stiffen up the whole body...这些衣服使你行动不便，让全身都变得不灵活。'I just stiffened up, and the more they told me to 'be natural', the more I felt not at all relaxed.'“我整个人都僵硬了，他们越是让我‘自然些’，我就越紧张。”3[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](态度或行为)变得更强硬，变得更严厉；(使)变得更坚定 If attitudes or behaviour stiffen, or if something stiffens them, they become stronger or more severe, and less likely to be changed.   [V]  [V n]Russian resistance suddenly stiffened because there was no room for retreat...俄罗斯的反抗突然变得强硬起来，因为已经没有退路了。Canada has recently stiffened its immigration rules.加拿大最近制定了更为严格的移民规定。4[VERB 动词]使(布料等)变挺；使变硬 If something such as cloth is stiffened, it is made firm so that it does not bend easily.   [be V-ed]  [V-ed]  [usu passive]This special paper was actually thin, soft Sugiwara paper that had been stiffened with a kind of paste...这种特殊的纸实际是一种糨糊浆过的又薄又软的杉原纸。They peeled cold stiffened gloves from their hands.他们将冻得硬邦邦的手套从手上脱下来。相关词组：stiffen up

英语单词	stiffen
英美音标	英 ['stɪfn] 美 ['stɪfn]
中文释义	v.使 ... 坚硬；变为浓粘；使坚定；使强硬
英语例句	(1) This lignification serves to stiffen and strengthen the cells. (2) The promise of a reward might stiffen their resolve. (3) He stiffened at the insult.
中文例句	(1) 木质化足以使细胞变硬和增强。 (2) 答应给他们奖励可以坚定他们的决心。 (3) 他听到这些侮辱的话，态度强硬起来。
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]变得僵硬；变得紧张；绷紧 If you stiffen, you stop moving and stand or sit with muscles that are suddenly tense, for example because you feel afraid or angry. [V] Ada stiffened at the sound of his voice... 埃达听到他的声音吓得人都僵住了。 The father's face stiffened with dismay. 父亲因为悲痛而面部表情凝重。 2 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](肌肉或关节)变得僵硬；(使)变得不易弯曲；(使)变得不灵活 If your muscles or joints stiffen, or if something stiffens them, they become difficult to bend or move. [V] [Also V n] [V P n (not pron)] [V P] [Also V n P] The blood supply to the skin is reduced when muscles stiffen. 当肌肉变得僵硬时，皮肤的供血量就减少了。 Stiffen up means the same as stiffen .stiffen up 同 stiffen These clothes restrict your freedom of movement and stiffen up the whole body... 这些衣服使你行动不便，让全身都变得不灵活。 'I just stiffened up, and the more they told me to 'be natural', the more I felt not at all relaxed.' “我整个人都僵硬了，他们越是让我‘自然些’，我就越紧张。” 3 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](态度或行为)变得更强硬，变得更严厉；(使)变得更坚定 If attitudes or behaviour stiffen, or if something stiffens them, they become stronger or more severe, and less likely to be changed. [V] [V n] Russian resistance suddenly stiffened because there was no room for retreat... 俄罗斯的反抗突然变得强硬起来，因为已经没有退路了。 Canada has recently stiffened its immigration rules. 加拿大最近制定了更为严格的移民规定。 4 [VERB 动词]使(布料等)变挺；使变硬 If something such as cloth is stiffened, it is made firm so that it does not bend easily. [be V-ed] [V-ed] [usu passive] This special paper was actually thin, soft Sugiwara paper that had been stiffened with a kind of paste... 这种特殊的纸实际是一种糨糊浆过的又薄又软的杉原纸。 They peeled cold stiffened gloves from their hands. 他们将冻得硬邦邦的手套从手上脱下来。相关词组： stiffen up

Stiffen Ed Muscles [V Stiffened Verb 动词 Suddenly