释义 |
stiffen/ˈstɪfn ||; ˈstɪfən/verb1. [i] (used about a person) to suddenly stop moving and hold your body very straight, usually because you are afraid or angry (指人)(因恐惧或愤怒)突然发僵 2. [i,t] to become rigid; to make sth rigid so that it will not bend (使)变硬,僵硬 stiffensee ⇨ hard 3 stiff·en /`stɪfən; ˈstɪfən/v [i]to suddenly stop moving, especially because you are frightened or worried [尤因害怕或担心而突然]变僵硬:◇harold stiffened, sensing danger. 哈罗得觉察到了危险,吓得人都发僵了。 |