verb： [V] I don't mean to
sdckybeak, but when is he going tp ieave?我不是要多管闲事，但是他什么时候要离开呢？ 'sticky
tape noun [u] (6r£) = Sellotape Stiff /stif/ adj., adv., noun, verb madj. (stiff
er, stiff-est)
►
DIFFICULT TO BEND/MOVE 不易弯曲 /
活动 1
firm and
difficult to bend or move 不無_曲.....（或g动”的；'5更 的；挺的：边开cardboard硬朵^ ◊
a stijj 刷孕
〇 The
windows were stijfand she couldn't get them open.
窗户紧，她开不了。
►
MUSCLES;肌;:肉 2
when a person is stiff, their muscles hurt when
they move them 僵硬的；一动就疼的：• J’m reaHy 访7 q/ter
that ,bifce ride yesterday. ‘ 去骑了 那趟自
:行车；峩觉得浑身酸痛。◊■Tvegotastijgrnecfc.我脖子
发僵。
►
MIXTURE’混'合物 3 ’thick and almost solid; difficult to stir
稠的；难搅动的：Whisfc the egg whites imtiZ
把蛋清打成稠的。
►
DIFFICULT/$EVERE 困难；严厉 4
mote difficult or severe
than usual困难的；艰难的；严厉的；激烈的：ft was a
srijgfdfmb to t/ie top o/the hiU 费I了好大劲卞爬到山顶。 o The company faces
stiff competition ftom its rivahy^： 司遇到对李的激烈竞争。◊ The new proposal have
met wit/i opposition. * 提案遭到强烈的反对。◊ There are /or
breaking the ruZes，违反规则要受重罚。
◊
a sti方breeze/wind (= one that
blows strongly)—强风
►
NOT FR丨ENDLY 本友好 5 .(of a person or their
behaviour 人或其柠为）not friendly or
relaxed不友妊的；生硬的： The
speech he made to welcome them was stiff and /orma〖.他那番欢迎他们的话讲得生硬刻板。
►
PRICE 价格 6 costing a lot or too
much 高昂
的；：过髙的：There’s a stiff $15
entrance fee to the exhib- ftion.展览会的入场费高达15元。
►
ALCOHOLIC DRINK 酒 7 [only before nounl strong; containing a
lot of alcohol 烈 性的； 酒精度焱 高的： a kiff whisfcy烈性威士忌
►
stiff-ly adv. stiff-ness noun [U]
： pain and stiffness in her 〖egs她两腿又疼又僵的感觉11^ (keep)
a stiff upper 'lip to keep calm and hide your feelings when you are in
pain or in a difficult situation (面对痛■苦或困境}不
动声色，沉着而不外露
■
adv. 1 (informal) very much; to an extreme degree ^ 常；极萁：be bored/scareci/worried sriJSf 非常厌烦/ * 怕厂担心2 frozen〜（of
wet material..含水.的东西).very
cold and hard because the water has become ice i 冻.:） 僵；（.:冻）硬：The dot/ies on the
washing Hne were 介ozen边#•挂在晾灰绳上的衣服冻硬了。◊ J came home 介om the game介oze/i 5喷(=very.cold)•雜看完比赛回到
家里i都快冻僵了。
■
noun {slang) the body of a dead person ^
■
verb [VN] {NAmE, informal) to cheat sb or not pay them what you owe them,
especially by not leaving any ryioney as a tip诈骗;' 木还钱；（尤指}持合小费
.stiff-'arm
verb [VN] (/VAm£) = hand sb off at hand
v/. stiffen /'stifn/ ve/士 1 〜（sth) (with sth) to make
yourself or part of your l?ody firm, straight and still, especially because you
are angry or frightened. (■，尤指因气搏或_ 怕，便浑身或身体的一部分）变僵硬，变僵直，绷紧：M She stij^ened with /ear•她吓.呆了。◊ .[VN]7 stij^ened. my bade am^/aced him.我挺真了腰杆面对着他。2，（up) I 〜sth. (of
part of the body 身体的一部分)to
become,.or to make sth become, difficult to bend or move，(使） 难以弯曲，难以活动，发僵：[V]Mymusdeshadsti；/5Feneci up a_/iter the
cHmb•爬上去以后我两腿都发僵了。oNN] stiffened muscies 发僵的肌肉 3 to
make an attitude_..or idea stronger or more powerful;
to become stronger (使）变强硬，变坚定 BCCI
STRENGTHEN
: [VN] The threat of
punishment has only stiffened their resolve (=made them even more
determined to do sth)•■惩■罚 的威胁益发坚定了他们的决心。[also
V] 4 [VN]〜sth (with sth) to make sth, such as cloth, firm and
unable to bend ff?更挺
,stiff-'necked £/〇[/. proud and refusing to
change 固执
倔强的；犟的
stiffy /'stifi/ noun {pi. -ies) (taboo, slang) an erection(I) of a man’s penis (阴茎的）勃起
ifle /'staifl/ verb 1 [VN] to prevent sth from
happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed 压制；扼杀；
阻止■;抑制 suppress ： She managed to stifle
a yawn.她忍住了 呵欠。◊ They hope the new ruies wfH not stifle creativity.他们希望新规财不会压制创意。◊ The government/aiied the
unrest•政府没有制止住动
乱。2 to
’feel uriable to breathe, or to make .sb unable to breathe, because it is too
hot and/or there is no fresh air (使）窒息，无法自如地呼吸，感觉窒闷S33 suffocate ： [V] I felt I was stifling in the airless room.
在那间闷气的M子里我感觉都快憋死了。◊ [VN] Most 〇/ the victims were st诉ed by the 扣mes■多故琴害'者是因i 雾宣息而兔的。► stif 丨ing /'starflm/ at// : a
string room闷得让人透术过气来的房间◊ 7t’s string in
here—
am we open a window?’ “这里闷得人难受 我们能
不能JF—扇窗户？ ” At
25, she/ound/am办?i/e 她》5岁时感到家庭生挿令A窒息。stif.Hng.ly dv.: The
room was st(/Iin^y hot. M里热得人喘本上气来。
stigma /'stigma/ noun 1 [U, C, usually sing.] feelings of disapproval
that people have about particular illnesses or ways of behaving 耻辱；羞耻：the social stigma of ■akohoiism
_酒在社会上知恶名.◊ TTiere is no Zonger
any stigma
attached to being divorced.
的事。2 .[C；丨.(h/o/ogy 生）the part in the middle of a
flowei; where pollen is received (■花的
> 往头-^picture o plant
stig-mata /'stigmata; stig'maita/ noun [pi.] marks that look like
the wounds made by nails on the body of Jesus Christ, believed by some
Christians to have appeared as holy marks on the bodies of some saints
圣伤，圣痕（据信‘出现'在某些圣徒身上，与耶稣身上钉子
留下的伤痕相似）
stig-ma-tize {BrE also -ise) /'stigmataiz/ verb [VN] [usually passive]
(formaf) to treat sb in a way that
makes them feel that they are very bad or unimportant 使感到羞 耻；侮蔑►
stig.ma.tiza.tion，-isa._tion /.stigmatai'zeijn; NAmE -ta'z-/ noun [U]
stile梯磴_ tumstite旋转栅门
stile
/stall/
noun a set of steps that
help people climb over a fence or gate in a field, etc. r换人—越田地等处
戶,设围糕、栅栏丨;1等韵 >身所，梯磴 stil-etto /sti'let0u; NAmE -too/ noun {pi. -os or -oes) 1 (also .stiletto 'heel) {especially Br^} a womans shoe with a very
high narrow heel; the heel on such a shoe 细髙跟女鞋广（女的）细高跟aaa SPIKE HEEL —picture.!^
SHOE 2 a small knife with a narrow pointed b_lade短剑；匕首
Still
/stil/
adv.,
adj., noun, verb u adv. 1 continuing until a
particular point in time and not finishing 还；..述.是；伪然;.依‘旧：1 wrote to them last month and rm still waiting for a
reply. H
给伸J〕，写X焴.，判现在泽卒筹回音。〇Mum, rmstiH hungry! ^! 0 Do you still live at
the same
adidreiss?.你述 ft■在叙地.址吗？ ◊
There’s still time to change your ml你还宥时间改变丰意。ft was, and stiH &
my/civourite movie.那部_片以前是我最喜欢的，
_ 现东母然县。2 despite what has just been said 虽 然.• 丨丨还是;、但.；不ii: Wie searched everywhere
but we stiH
couWn’t力>id ft.我们四处找，但还是没找到。◊ rhe weather was cold and
wet. Still, we had a great time. 5^ 气又冷又潮，不过我们仍旧玩得很开心。3 used for making a comparison stronger (加强比■较级）_还要，. 更：77ie next day was warmer
sriM. _ 二天®—和了。◊