stiffen

stiffenstiffenD.J.:[ˈstifn]K.K.:[ˈstɪfən]vt. & vi.1.■(使)变硬He stiffened at her rude remarks.她的粗话使他板起了面孔。

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stiffen['stifən]vt.1.■使硬化，使变挺，使变得不易弯曲：to stiffen a knife by quenching以淬火使刀子变硬to stiffen the cloth with starch把布浆硬2.■使僵硬，使僵直；使活动时疼痛，使不灵活；使绷紧：to stiffen one's muscles使某人的肌肉变僵硬3.■使猛烈，使狂暴：The storm was stiffening then.那会儿，风暴变得越来越猛烈。4.■使坚强，使顽强；加强，提高：He's stiffened by many years of tempering.经过多年的磨炼他变得坚强了。to stiffen one's vigilance提高警惕5.■【军事】提高(士兵、军队等)的素质6.■使生硬，使呆板；使不自然：You stiffened your criticism.你的评论写得有些生硬。7.■使严格；使严厉：to stiffen the punishment严厉处置8.■使变浓，使变稠；使变坚实：The cement floor has been stiffened.水泥地面已变得坚硬了。9.■使(行市)坚挺；使(物价)上涨：to stiffen the quotations使行市坚挺10.■【航海学】使(船)不易倾斜，使(船)稳性大vi.1.■变硬，变挺，变得不易弯曲：The blood scab has stiffened.血痂已变硬了。2.■变僵硬，变得僵直，绷紧：Her face stiffened with fear.她吓得面部表情都僵住了。3.■变得顽强，变得坚定：His will has stiffened after suffering such hardness.遭受磨难之后，他变得意志坚强了。4.■变得猛烈，变得强烈：The rain was stiffening then.那时雨下得正大。5.■变得生硬，变得古板：She stiffened at his rude remarks.听他说了一番粗鲁话，她的态度变得强硬了。6.■变得黏稠，变稠；变坚实：This sort of grease could not stiffen when the temprature drops.温度下降时，这种润滑脂不会变稠。7.■坚挺不跌；上涨：The price of eggs has stiffened to double its original one.鸡蛋的价格已上涨到原来的两倍。8.■变得费力，变得艰难：The road stiffens after rain.雨后的道路变得十分难走。

stiffenstiffen[ˈstifn]vt.1.■使硬, 使僵硬2.■使绷紧; 使生硬, 使呆板3.■使强硬[坚强]4.■使粘[稠]5.■使(价格)上涨6.■使(船)不易倾斜stiffen the shirt with starch用浆糊浆硬衬衫He tried to stiffen his wavering soldiers.他企图使动摇的士兵坚强起来。

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词性变化stiffen[ˈstifn]vi.1.■变硬, 变僵硬2.■变坚强, 加强3.■变粘[稠]4.■(价格)上涨5.■变得费劲6.■变顽固; 变生硬, 变不自然a stiffening breeze渐渐强劲的风Our resolution stiffens.我们的决心加强了。