| 单词 | stiffen |
| 释义 | stiffen (once / 978 pages) v WORD FAMILY stiffen: stiffened, stiffener, stiffening, stiffens+/stiff: stiffen, stiffer, stiffest, stiffly, stiffness, stiffs/stiffener: stiffeners/stiffening: stiffenings/stiffness: stiffnesses USAGE EXAMPLESThe two men who came with Doctor Nduoma carried Papa-Nnukwu’s stiffening body in their hands, one holding his underarms and the other his ankles. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) Boned stays were sewn into men’s coats during the same period to stiffen and support before the rise of tailoring. New York Times(Nov 25, 2016) The defense, after getting manhandled on Tampa Bay’s first two possessions, had stiffened the rest of the way. Seattle Times(Nov 27, 2016) 1v make stiff or stiffer Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine Ant|Hypo|Hyper loose, loosen make loose or looser starch stiffen with starch buckramstiffen with or as with buckram ossify, petrify, rigidifymake rigid and set into a conventional pattern alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 2v become stiff or stiffer He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room Ant|Hypo|Hyper loose, loosen, relax become loose or looser or less tight rigidify become rigid change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature 3v restrict stiffen the regulations Syn|Hyper constrain, tighten, tighten up bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel place limits on (extent or access) |
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