Shoes are often stiff when they are new.

新鞋刚穿起来常常都是硬邦邦的。

She cleaned the sink with a stiff brush.

她用硬毛刷清洗水槽。

His legs felt stiff from having sat for so long.

由于坐得太久，他的双腿感到僵直。

He has to take a stiff test before he is qualified.

在取得资格之前,他必须通过一次艰难的考试。

Her rather stiff manner puts people off.

她那相当生硬的态度使人们都不敢来。

After two months of working, Ann was not as stiff as she used to be.

经过两个月的工作,安再也不像以前那样拘谨了。

That was a shock I need a stiff drink!

这可真吓人－－我得喝点烈酒了。

The opera bored me stiff.

这个歌剧真把我腻烦透了。

Through this ordeal Heng lay stiff and silent.

在这个严酷的考验中，恒一直僵硬地躺着，默不作声。

Once he thought of him with a shudder, lying cold and stiff at the bottom of some shallow stream, with his dead face turned toward the darkening sky.

有一回，他不寒而栗地想到乔治冰冷僵硬地躺在一条浅浅的溪水里，死去的脸朝着黑沉沉的天空。

stiff cardboard

硬纸板

a stiff brush

硬刷子

The windows were stiff and she couldn't get them open.

窗户紧，她开不了。

I'm really stiff after that bike ride yesterday.

昨天骑了那趟自行车，我觉得浑身酸痛。

I've got a stiff neck .

我脖子发僵。

Whisk the egg whites until stiff.

把蛋清打成稠的。

It was a stiff climb to the top of the hill.

费了好大劲才爬到山顶。

The company faces stiff competition from its rivals.

公司遇到对手的激烈竞争。

The new proposals have met with stiff opposition .

新提案遭到强烈的反对。

There are stiff fines for breaking the rules.

违反规则要受重罚。

a stiff breeze'/wind (= one that blows strongly)

强风

The speech he made to welcome them was stiff and formal.

他那番欢迎他们的话讲得生硬刻板。

There's a stiff 15 entrance fee to the exhibition.

展览会的入场费高达15元。

a stiff whisky

烈性威士忌

['u4e0d'u53ef'u6570'u540d'u8bcd]pain and stiffness in her legs

她两腿又疼又僵的感觉

be bored'/scared'/worried stiff

非常厌烦 / 害怕 / 担心

The clothes on the washing line were frozen stiff.

挂在晾衣绳上的衣服冻硬了。

The furniture was stiff, uncomfortable, too delicate, and too neat...

家具又硬又不舒服，太不结实而且太小巧。

His waterproof trousers were brand new and stiff...

他那条防水裤崭新笔挺。

Train doors have handles on the inside. They are stiff so that they cannot be opened accidentally.

火车车门内侧有把手。把手都很紧，防止意外开启。

The Mud Bath is particularly recommended for relieving tension and stiff muscles...

特别推荐想要放松情绪、缓解肌肉酸痛的人泡泥浆浴。

I'm stiff all over right now 'u2014 I hope I can recover for tomorrow's race.

我现在全身酸痛——希望明天比赛时能恢复过来。

She looked at him with a stiff smile...

她看着他，脸上挤出生硬的一笑。

They always seemed a little awkward with each other, a bit stiff and formal.

他们在一起似乎总是觉得有点别扭，有点拘谨，不太随意。

The film faces stiff competition for the Best Film nomination...

这部电影在角逐最佳影片提名时面临着激烈的竞争。

Under Greece's stiff anti-drugs laws they could face twenty years in jail.

根据希腊严厉的反毒品法律，他们将面临 20 年监禁。

...a stiff whisky.

一杯烈性的威士忌

Next morning dawned clear and sunny, with a stiff breeze rustling the trees.

次日一大早,天空晴朗无云，大风吹得树木沙沙作响。

Anna tried to look interested. Actually, she was bored stiff...

安娜努力装出感兴趣的样子。实际上，她腻烦透了。

I was scared stiff when I realized what I'd done.

当我意识到自己的所作所为时，我吓坏了。

用作定语～+ n.

1. There is a sheet of stiff cardboard in the drawer.
   在那个抽屉里有块硬纸板。
2. The lawyer nodded a stiff greeting.
   那个律师不自然地点头示意。
3. I need a stiff whisky.
   我想喝点烈性的威士忌。
4. He suffered a stiff punishment.
   他遭受了严厉的惩罚。
5. We passed a stiff examination.
   我们刚通过了一次艰难的考试。
6. The army encountered stiff resistance from rebels in the hills.
   部队在山里遭到叛乱者顽强的抵抗。
7. He asked a stiff price for his used car.
   他给自己的旧车开高价。

用作表语S+be+～

1. The clay is very stiff; we must make it thinner with water.
   这黏土非常稠,我们须用水使它变得稀一些。
2. The old man's joints were stiff.
   那个老人的关节不灵活了。
3. Their manner was rather stiff.
   他们的态度很生硬。
4. Competition is stiff here.
   这里的竞争很激烈。
5. The asking price is too stiff.
   那个要价太高。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. He is stiff with wounded left leg.
   他因左腿受伤而行动困难。
2. He is very stiff with strangers.
   他在陌生人面前很拘谨。

S+be+～+to- v

1. The paintbrush was too stiff to use.
   画笔太硬了,没法用。

动词+～

• stiff">feel stiff感到(肌肉)僵硬
• stiff">go stiff变得僵硬

～+介词

• stiff%20in%20manners">be stiff in manners态度生硬
• stiff%20in%20reading">be stiff in reading(书)不容易看懂
• stiff%20with%20cold">be stiff with cold冻僵
• stiff%20with%20sb">be stiff with sb对某人冷淡

• The starched napkin hung stiff as a board.

  出自：B. Bainbridge

• Her husband wore stiff collars.

  出自：S. Eldred