stiffen

stiffen音标

英 [ˈstɪfn]

美 [ˈstɪfən]

stiffen基本释义

v.使 ... 坚硬；变为浓粘；使坚定；使强硬

stiffen用法及例句

verb

1. make stiff or stiffer

e.g. Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine

2. become stiff or stiffer

e.g. He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room

3. restrict

e.g. Tighten the rulesstiffen the regulations

Synonym: tightentighten upconstrain

1. 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.

e.g. Ada stiffened at the sound of his voice...埃达听到他的声音吓得人都僵住了。e.g. The father's face stiffened with dismay.父亲因为悲痛而面部表情凝重。

2. (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.

e.g. 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。

3. (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.

e.g. 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。e.g. Canada has recently stiffened its immigration rules.加拿大*近制定了更为严格的移民规定。

4. 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.

stiffen

e.g. 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。e.g. 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

1. 加强：stern tube 尾轴管 | stiffen 加强 | stiffener 加强材

2.

2. 加劲,加强：stern wave 艉波 | stiffen 加劲,加强 | stiffener 扶强材,加劲杆

3. 使硬：stiff-necked 顽固的 | stiffen 使硬 | stiffener 使僵硬的人

4. 变硬：stiff 僵硬的 | stiffen 变硬 | stifle 窒息

His legs were stiffen'd with dismay.

出自：Coleridge

Filmy muslin..stiffened with rice starch.

出自：E. Wilson

Units of the Afghan army have been stiffened by the addition of Soviet soldiers.

出自：Illustrated London News

Laughter bound them together and stiffened their courage.

出自：P. Barker

Humiliation merely served to stiffen his will to succeed

出自：A. C. Amor

近义词

反义词

临近词

freeze冻结

constrain强迫

tighten使紧

lace鞋带

solidify变固体

toughen变坚韧

tighten up绷紧

thicken变浓

strengthen加强

reinforce加固

congeal(使)凝结

harden(使)变硬

steel钢铁

brace防备

loosen松开

stiffening bar

stiff

stifle

stiffener

Stiffen paste

stiffener ring

stiffen up

stiffenss

stiffened ring

stiffening

stiffening rib

Stiffeners

相关列句

The state propaganda tries to stiffen the people's resolve to resist NATO and defend their Brother Leader.(国家试图通过宣传战的方式加强人民抵抗北约以及保护自己领导人的决心。)

If she walked into classroom, our backs would stiffen and our knees would start to shake.(每当她走进教室，我们就觉得背开始发僵，两腿开始颤抖。)

Results 110 patients all recover, have no occurrence of excrescent circumstance of stiffen knee joint.(结果110例病人全部获得治愈，无膝关节僵直等异常情况的发生。)

Supposedly to stiffen Gazans’ resolve, the Qassam Brigades have begun to suppress the emerging good life in the strip.(恐怕是为了坚定加沙人民的决心，“卡桑旅”已开始抑制加沙地带人们生活的好转。)

What happens is the fluid that's sprayed into each fibre of the yarn starts to stiffen up and resist that mechanical strain.(渗入纱线纤维的液体黏性开始增大并阻止机械拉力。)

Hips often stiffen, particularly if a child sits for much of his time. Prone lying each day helps stretch them out.(款管家僵直，特别是经常坐着的小孩儿。每天俯卧帮助关节延伸。)

This lignification serves to stiffen and strengthen the cells.(木质化足以使细胞变硬和增强。)

This sort of grease could not stiffen when the temperature drops.(温度下降时，这种润滑脂不会变稠。)

While other people stiffen their sinews with something stronger, the English constitution merely demands tea.(别国的人用更烈性的东西来增强体力，但英国人的体质却只需要茶。)

Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine.(通过增加白明胶使奶油变硬。)