adj.硬的；僵直的；艰难的；生硬的；拘谨的；烈性的

adv.极其；僵硬地

n.死尸；流浪汉；过于拘谨的人；吝啬鬼；醉鬼

英式：[stɪft]
美式：[stɪft]

用作形容词 (adj.)

Shoes are often stiff when they are new. 新鞋刚穿起来常常都是硬邦邦的。

She cleaned the sink with a stiff brush. 她用硬毛刷清洗水槽。

His legs felt stiff from having sat for so long. 由于坐得太久，他的双腿感到僵直。

He has to take a stiff test before he is qualified. 在取得资格之前,他必须通过一次艰难的考试。

Her rather stiff manner puts people off. 她那相当生硬的态度使人们都不敢来。

After two months of working, Ann was not as stiff as she used to be. 经过两个月的工作,安再也不像以前那样拘谨了。

That was a shock I need a stiff drink! 这可真吓人－－我得喝点烈酒了。

用作副词 (adv.)

The opera bored me stiff. 这个歌剧真把我腻烦透了。

Through this ordeal Heng lay stiff and silent. 在这个严酷的考验中，恒一直僵硬地躺着，默不作声。

Once he thought of him with a shudder, lying cold and stiff at the bottom of some shallow stream, with his dead face turned toward the darkening sky. 有一回，他不寒而栗地想到乔治冰冷僵硬地躺在一条浅浅的溪水里，死去的脸朝着黑沉沉的天空。