stiff
I.stiff1 S3 /stɪf/ BrE AmE adjective (comparative stiffer, superlative stiffest) [Word Family: noun: ↑stiffness, ↑stiff; adverb: ↑stiff, ↑stiffly; verb: ↑stiffen; adjective: ↑stiff] [Language: Old English; Origin: stif] 1. BODY if someone or a part of their body is stiff, their muscles hurt and it is difficult for them to move stiff from doing something Her legs were stiff from kneeling. stiff with Her fingers were stiff with cold. stiff neck/back/joint etc Alastair woke with a stiff neck. I never felt stiff after training until I was in my thirties. The next morning I was as stiff as a board (=very stiff). 2. MATERIAL/SUBSTANCE firm, hard, or difficult to bend: a shirt with a stiff collar 3. MIXTURE a stiff mixture is thick and almost solid, so that it is not easy to mix: Beat the egg whites until stiff. a stiff dough 4. DIFFICULT difficult to do or deal with: a stiff test stiff competition/opposition Graduates face stiff competition in getting jobs. 5. SEVERE a stiff punishment is great or severe stiff sentence/penalty/fine calls for stiffer penalties for rapists 6. DOOR/DRAWER ETC British English difficult to move, turn, or open: Pull hard – that drawer’s very stiff. 7. UNFRIENDLY if someone’s behaviour is stiff, they behave in a very formal or unfriendly way: Their goodbyes were stiff and formal. Parsons gave a stiff performance in the main role. 8. PRICE a stiff price etc is high, especially higher than the price etc of similar things: a stiff tax on cigarettes 9. stiff wind/breeze a fairly strong wind etc 10. stiff drink/whisky etc a very strong alcoholic drink 11. stiff upper lip the ability to stay calm and not show your feelings in a difficult or upsetting situation: Men were taught to keep a stiff upper lip. —stiffly adverb —stiffness noun [uncountable] II.stiff2 BrE AmE adverb [Word Family: noun: ↑stiffness, ↑stiff; adverb: ↑stiff, ↑stiffly; verb: ↑stiffen; adjective: ↑stiff] 1. bored/scared/worried stiff informal extremely bored, frightened, or worried: As a child, I was scared stiff of going down to the cellar. 2. frozen stiff a) extremely cold: Goodness, your hands are frozen stiff! b) cloth that is frozen stiff is hard because the water in it has frozen III.stiff3 BrE AmE noun [countable] informal [Word Family: noun: ↑stiffness, ↑stiff; adverb: ↑stiff, ↑stiffly; verb: ↑stiffen; adjective: ↑stiff] 1. the body of a dead person 2. working stiff American English an ordinary person who works to earn enough money to live 3. someone who you think is old-fashioned and too formal: His business tactics outraged the stiffs of the UK establishment. IV.stiff4 BrE AmE verb informal 1. [transitive] American English to cheat someone by not paying them, especially by not leaving a ↑tip in a restaurant: I can’t believe that couple stiffed me! 2. [intransitive] if a new product, film, show etc stiffs, it does not sell well or fails completely SYN bomb: They had a hit in the 1990s, but their subsequent releases stiffed.
stiffhu◎ | [stif] | ※ | tính từ | | ■ | cứng (không dễ uốn, gấp, thay đổi hình dáng..) | | ☆ | stiff collar | | cổ cứng | | ☆ | to lie stiff in death | | nằm chết cứng | | ☆ | a stiff leg | | chân bị ngay đơ | | ■ | cứng rắn, kiên quyết, không nhân nhượng | | ☆ | a stiff denial | | sự từ chối kiên quyết; sự bác bỏ kiên quyết | | ☆ | a stiff resistance | | sự kháng cự kiên quyết | | ■ | cứng nhắc, không tự nhiên, không thân mật (lối cư xử, cung cách.. mang tính kiểu cách) | | ☆ | stiff movement | | cử động cứng nhắc | | ☆ | stiff manners | | bộ dạng không tự nhiên | | ☆ | stiff style | | văn phong không tự nhiên | | ■ | rít, không trơn | | ☆ | stiff hinge | | bản lề rít | | ☆ | a stiff drawer | | ngăn kéo rít | | ■ | khó làm; khó khăn, khó nhọc, vất vả | | ☆ | stiff examination | | kỳ thi khó | | ☆ | a stiff slope | | dốc khó trèo | | ■ | hà khắc, khắc nghiệt | | ☆ | a stiff punishment | | sự trừng phạt khắc nghiệt | | ■ | (thông tục) cao; quá cao (giá cả) | | ☆ | to pay a stiff membership fee | | đóng lệ phí hội viên quá cao | | ■ | nặng (rượu); mạnh (liều thuốc...); thổi mạnh (gió) | | ■ | đặc, quánh; không lỏng | | ☆ | to beat the egg whites until stiff | | đánh lòng trắng trứng cho đến khi quánh lại | | 〆 | to be bored stiff | | ✓ | chán ngấy, buồn đến chết được | | 〆 | to be scared stiff | | ✓ | sợ chết cứng | | 〆 | (keep) a stiff upper lip | | ✓ | khả năng chịu đựng | ※ | phó từ | | ■ | (thông tục) tới mức cực điểm; rất nhiều | | ☆ | worried stiff | | lo sợ cực độ | | ☆ | the opera bored me stiff | | vở ôpêra làm tôi chán ngấy | ※ | danh từ | | ■ | (từ lóng) xác chết; tử thi | | ■ | người không thể sửa đổi được | | ■ | (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) người vụng về thô kệch | | ■ | (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) người lang thang, ma cà bông |
| ◎ | [stiff] | 〆 | saying & slang | | ■ | not pay for, leave without paying | | ☆ | The cab driver told a policeman that a lady had stiffed him. | | ■ | person, man | | ☆ | You lucky stiff! You won a TV! |
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