| 单词 | stiff |
| 释义 | stiff stiff // adjective, verb
■ adjective (stiffer, stiffest)
1 more difficult or severe than usual: We are facing stiff competition from cheap imports. Firms that break health and safety rules face stiffer new penalties.
2 ( (about a price, etc.) high or too high: There's a stiff $30 entrance fee to the exhibition. 3 firm and difficult to bend or move: stiff cardboard The case is reinforced with a stiff material. SYN INFLEXIBLE OPP FLEXIBLE ■ verb [+ obj] (AmE) ( to cheat sb or not pay them what you owe them or what they expect: He claimed they had stiffed him on his fee. |
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