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stiff

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【考法 1】adj.僵硬的，无法弯曲的: lacking in suppleness or flexibility【例】a stiff cardboard packing box 不易弯折的硬纸板盒 When I got out of bed this morning my back was stiff as a board. 今早起床时我的背和木板一样僵硬。 【近】immalleable, impliable, inflexible, petrified, rigid, unbending, unyielding 【反】flexible, floppy, pliable, pliant, supple, yielding 柔软的【考法 2】adj.(在社交场合)缺乏优雅的，不自在的: lacking social grace and assurance【例】She always felt stiff and ill-at-ease whenever she was introduced to her father's friends. 只要她被介绍给父亲的朋友，她就会感到不自在和浑身不舒服。【近】clumsy, gauche, graceless, inelegant, rustic, stilted, uncomfortable, uneasy, wooden 【反】graceful, suave, urbane风度翩翩的【考法 3】adj.过分的，过高的: going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount【例】Don't you think that's a pretty stiff fine for such a minor infraction?你难道不觉得对于这么小的一个错误，罚款实在太高了么？【近】exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, inordinate, insane, lavish, overdue, overweening, plethoric, steep【反】moderate, modest, reasonable, temperate 适度的【考法 4】adj. 艰苦的，费力的: requiring considerable physical or mental effort【例】We'll have a stiff climb to actually reach the summit. 我们还有一段艰苦的征途才能登顶。【近】arduous, challenging, difficult, formidable, grueling, laborious, strenuous, sweaty, testing, toilsome, tough【反】easy, effortless, facile, light, mindless, simple, soft, undemanding 容易的

Stiff 考法 Lacking 1】Adj.僵硬的，无法弯曲的 Suppleness Flexibility 例】A Cardboard