stiffen是什么意思？

stiffen

英[ˈstɪfn] 美[ˈstɪfən]

• vt.& vi. （使）变硬，（使）强硬，使绷紧，使猛烈，使粘稠；

第三人称单数：stiffens;

过去式：stiffened;

过去分词：stiffened;

现在分词：stiffening;

例句

• stiffen the shirt with starch 用浆糊浆硬衬衫
• I felt my body involuntarily stiffen against her invasion of my personal space. 随着她不断侵入我的个人空间，我感觉全身都不由自主地紧绷起来。
• These clothes restrict your freedom of movement and stiffen up the whole body. 这些衣服使你行动不便，让全身都变得不灵活。
• He tried to stiffen his wavering soldiers. 他企图使动摇的士兵坚强起来.
• This lignification serves to stiffen and strengthen the cells. 木质化足以使细胞变硬和增强.
• I must stiffen Dreamer's back. 我一定要给德里麦打气.
• 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。

英语四级真题

The advantages, not surprisingly, were greater for African Americans, who are more likely to develop high blood pressure than other ethnic groups, and for the elderly, since blood vessels stiffen with age, which can lead to higher blood pressure.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  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.
  例句
  Ada stiffened at the sound of his voice... 埃达听到他的声音吓得人都僵住了。 The father's face stiffened with dismay. 父亲因为悲痛而面部表情凝重。
• V-ERG
  (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.
  例句
  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。
• V-ERG
  (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.
  例句
  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。 Canada has recently stiffened its immigration rules. 加拿大最近制定了更为严格的移民规定。
• VERB
  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.
  例句
  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。 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。

英汉词典释义

• vt. & vi.
  (使)变硬;(使)强硬
  a stiffening breeze 渐渐强劲的风 stiffen the shirt with starch 用浆糊浆硬衬衫 Our resolution stiffens. 我们的决心加强了。 He tried to stiffen his wavering soldiers. 他企图使动摇的士兵坚强起来。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. become stiff or stiffer;
  "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"
  2. make stiff or stiffer;
  "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"
  3. restrict;
  "Tighten the rules""stiffen the regulations"

行业词典

• 体育： 僵化；