stiffens

英 [ˈstɪfnz]

美 [ˈstɪfnz]

v.  (尤指因气愤或害怕，使浑身或身体的一部分)变僵硬，变僵直，绷紧; (使)难以弯曲，难以活动，发僵; (使)变强硬，变坚定
stiffen的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 变得僵硬;变得紧张;绷紧
  If youstiffen, you stop moving and stand or sit with muscles that are suddenly tense, for example because you feel afraid or angry.
  1. Ada stiffened at the sound of his voice...
     埃达听到他的声音吓得人都僵住了。
  2. 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 jointsstiffen, or if somethingstiffensthem, they become difficult to bend or move.
  1. 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。
  2. Stiffen upmeans the same asstiffen.
     stiffen up 同 stiffen
  3. 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。
  4. 'I just stiffened up, and the more they told me to 'be natural', the more I felt not at all relaxed.'
     “我整个人都僵硬了，他们越是让我‘自然些’，我就越紧张。”
• 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 behaviourstiffen, or if somethingstiffensthem, they become stronger or more severe, and less likely to be changed.
  1. 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。
  2. 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 clothis stiffened, it is made firm so that it does not bend easily.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• He sucks his fingers for comfort, but, finding no solace, his mouth crumples, his body stiffens, and he lets rip an almighty shriek of distress.
  他吸吮他的手指寻求安慰，但是这毫无用处，他开始瘪嘴，身体变得僵硬，然后，他发出一阵拼尽全力的表达难过的尖叫。
• He stiffens in momentary panic.
  他心里一阵惊慌，浑身不自在起来。
• Canvas stiffens as it dries.
  帆布干时变硬。
• And I pray one prayer I repeat it till my tongue stiffens Catherine Earnshaw, may you not rest as long as I am living!
  我只要做一个祷告我要重复地说，直到我的舌头僵硬凯瑟琳·恩萧，只要在我还活着的时候；愿你也不得安息！
• Overbased calcium sulfonate complex lubricating grease has excellent comprehensive performance and is called a new kind of multipurpose grease, but it stiffens easily.
  高碱值复合磺酸钙基润滑脂综合性能优异，被称为全新理念的润滑脂，但容易产生硬化问题。
• This Maillard chemistry, as it is known in food circles, is the same sugar-protein bonding that stiffens our tissues.
  在饮食业中这种现象被称为梅拉德现象。正是这种糖和蛋白质的结合也使我们人类机体组织变得僵直而不灵活。
• The longitudinal ultrasonic sound velocity dramatically softens below the room temperature and stiffens near the TCO, accompanied with an attenuation peak.
  而超声声速从室温开始就出现了明显的软化，在电荷有序温度附近达到最小值，随后又急剧硬化，同时伴随着一个巨大的衰减峰。