英语释义

• become stiff or stiffer;

  "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"

• restrict;

  "Tighten the rules"

  "stiffen the regulations"

• make stiff or stiffer;

  "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"

片语

stiffen n使僵硬

Stiffen Steel钢筋硬化

kidney stiffen肾脏纤维化

stiffen concrete劲性混凝土

stiffen ratio刚度比

stiffen syrup浓糖浆

callus(Callus)人名；(法)卡吕；(意)卡卢斯

harden(Harden) （美、英、加、瑞典）哈登（人名）

Limbs stiffen四肢僵硬

stiffen flow粘滞流

stiffen plate加强板

英汉例句

• you propose to stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, and, er … 「get some perspective on the root cause of this crisis」.

  你建议绷紧肌肉，鼓起血脉，和，呃... 「从这场危机的根源找到一些看问题的视角」。

• america also promises to stiffen its backing for israel at the un and in particular to veto moves to endorse a palestinian declaration of independence if the talks fizzle.

  美国还承诺加大在联合国对以色列的支持力度，尤其是会在会谈失败的情况下，动用否决权否决掉对巴勒斯坦独立宣言的支持行动。

• the shape helps stiffen the glass against wind loads.

  这一形状可以帮助玻璃减少风的负荷。

• but mr schultze says these firms may stiffen their resolve after recent breaches, which affect their own businesses and give the heebie-jeebies to their customers.

  但舒尔茨先生说，这些公司在最近影响它们自己的生意并让它们的顾客神经紧张的违规之后可能提高它们的决议。

• in 1981 he was brought back from academia to stiffen her resolve in pushing though a budget that cut public spending during a recession, the decisive break with the keynesian past.

  1981年，撒切尔将其从学术界召回，以巩固自己在经济萧条期中通过预算削减公共支出的决心，这象征着同过去凯恩斯主义的决裂。

• turkey「s penal code has been tweaked to stiffen penalties not only for those who commit honour killings but also for those who plan them.

  土耳其的刑法也做出了一些调整，对那些实施和策划「荣誉」谋杀的罪犯都加重了惩罚力度。

• mr de villepin said this week that he would stiffen the law so as to punish those who are 「involved in and encourage」 such attacks, not only those who perpetrate them.

  德维尔潘先生本周说，他要收紧执法尺度，不但要打击那些袭击者，还要惩罚那些「卷入和鼓励」袭击的人。

• it」s too soon to say whether the lisbon treaty reforms will stiffen backbones and advance this unlikely but desirable prospect.

  里斯本条约改革能否让欧洲挺直腰干并推进这一不太可能却令人向往的前景，现在下结论还为时尚早。

• the pharmaceutical industry has persuaded several governments to stiffen regulations against fake drugs and to conduct more aggressive raids (see chart).

  制药行业已经说服一些国家的政府对假药制定更加严厉的法规，并加大打击力度（见图表）。

• he can stiffen midfield if required or exchange jermain defoe for heskey, or rooney, if goals are needed.

  他能够在需要时加强中场的硬度，又或者在需要进球时用杰梅·迪福换下赫斯基或者鲁尼。

• moreover, dwindling trade and the legal cover of un sanctions have helped persuade even once-reluctant governments in europe and asia to stiffen their own trade restrictions.

  此外，缩小贸易规模以及联合国制裁的合法掩护有助于说服曾经不情愿的欧洲和亚洲政府加强它们自己的贸易管制。

• these consist of shock absorbers, like those used in passive systems, but they can be adjusted to relax or stiffen when necessary.

  这系统由防震器组成，如同在无源系统中使用那样，只是它们能在有必要时调整松紧。

• but one advantage the latvians have over their celtic brethren is that soviet oppression lingers in living memory, helping to stiffen national resolve.

  但拉脱维亚与他们的凯尔特同胞相比有一个优势——受制于苏联记忆犹新的经历会进一步坚定国民的决心。

• when her handlers tried to take her into a building, she would stiffen her legs and resist.

  每当她的训练员带她走进一座建筑时，她总是四肢绷紧不肯前行。

• the recession took hold just as he launched measures to trim the civil service, stiffen competition, cut red tape and loosen the labour market.

  但衰退中断了他的改革，比如裁减公务员，强化竞争，破除繁文缛节，以及放宽劳动力市场。

• another will be to stiffen official resolve in america and elsewhere to tackle cyber aggression more forcefully.

  另一个结果是，强化在美国或者其他地区的官方，解决网络入侵的强硬手段。

• congress will stiffen oversight of offshore drilling and boost the penalties for lapses.

  国会将严格监管近海石油开采并加大对出现差错的惩罚力度。

• supposedly to stiffen gazans’ resolve, the qassam brigades have begun to suppress the emerging good life in the strip.

  恐怕是为了坚定加沙人民的决心，「卡桑旅」已开始抑制加沙地带人们生活的好转。

• the state propaganda tries to stiffen the people’s resolve to resist nato and defend their brother leader.

  国家试图通过宣传战的方式加强人民抵抗北约以及保护自己领导人的决心。

• some people suggest that mr netanyahu has deliberately stirred up this wave of speculation about an israeli strike in an effort to stiffen international sanctions against iran.

  有些人认为内塔尼亚胡是在故意刺激大家对以色列打击伊朗的猜测，以使国际上对伊朗的制裁更加强硬。

• glue the ends of the ribbons to stiffen them up and make threading easier.

  用胶水使丝带的两端变硬，可以让孩子们在穿洞的时候更容易些。

• cold-loving organisms, called psychrophiles, have specialised cell membranes that don't stiffen in frigid temperatures, and many produce a kind of protein antifreeze.

  喜欢寒冷的有机体被称为嗜寒生物，它们有着在很低的温度下也不会变硬的特殊的细胞膜，有一些还会产出一种蛋白质防冻剂。

• america has pledged, too, to stiffen its backing for israel at the united nations and to work for tougher international economic sanctions against iran.

  美国也已经承诺，在联合国中更加强硬地力挺以色列，并且谋求对伊朗实施更严苛的国际经济制裁。

• many of these are oxidants that generate the free radicals that promote inflammation and blood clots that stiffen heart arteries.

  很多这些成分都是氧化剂，能产生自由基导致红肿发炎和血凝块增多从而引发心脏动脉硬化。

• communing with history is another way to stiffen the laxity of a vacation: famous buildings, battlefields and landmarks are popular and lucrative draws.

  另一种僵化假期的做法是关照历史，着名的建筑物，战场，和地标都非常火爆，这些景观通常有利可图。

相似词

lace饰以花边；结带子

steel钢铁；钢制品；坚固

tighten绷紧；变紧

freeze冻结；凝固；停止；冰冻期，严寒期；霜冻

congeal使…凝结；使…冻结