stiffen

/'stifn/

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中文翻译

vt. 使变硬, 使僵硬, 使顽强, 使严厉

vi. 变粘, 变硬, 变强烈

英文解释

v. become stiff or stiffer

v. make stiff or stiffer

v. restrict

词态变化

过去式:stiffened

过去分词:stiffened

现在分词:stiffening

第三人称单数:stiffens

常见例句

an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles

a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge

n an appliance that corrects dental irregularities n a support that steadies or strengthens something else n two items of the same kind n a set of two similar things considered as a unit n either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material n a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it n elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) n an appliance that corrects dental irregularities n a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring n a structural member used to stiffen a framework v prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult v support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace v support by bracing v cause to be alert and energetic

a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue

used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing v