stiff

名词 stiff:

1. an ordinary man
2. the dead body of a human being
   同义词：cadaver, corpse, clay, remains

形容词 stiff:

1. not moving or operating freely
2. powerful
3. rigidly formal
   同义词：starchy, buckram
4. having a strong physiological or chemical effect
   同义词：potent, strong
5. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
   同义词：firm, steadfast, steady, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering
6. incapable of or resistant to bending
   同义词：rigid
7. very drunk
   同义词：besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, potty, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, tiddly, tiddley, tight, tipsy, wet

副词 stiff:

1. extremely
2. in a stiff manner
   同义词：stiffly

1. That was a shock I need a stiff drink!
   这可真吓人－－我得喝点烈酒了。
2. I cannot play the piano like I used to---my fingers have gone stiff from lack of practice.
   我弹钢琴不如从前，我的手指由于缺乏练习都不灵活了。
3. Her rather stiff manner puts people off.
   她那相当生硬的态度使人们都不敢来。
4. Shoes are often stiff when they are new.
   新鞋刚穿起来常常都是硬邦邦的。