a.

1. 硬的；挺的
   The shoes are brand new and the leather is still very stiff.

   這雙鞋是全新的，皮還很硬。

   She cleaned the sink with a stiff brush.

   她用硬毛刷清洗水槽。

2. （手足等）僵直的，僵硬的[（+with）]
   I felt stiff after a long walk.

   我走長路後覺得全身發僵。

3. 不易移動的，不靈活的
4. （繩子等）拉緊的，張緊的
5. 拘謹的，不自然的，生硬的
   He has a stiff manner of speaking.

   他演講的樣子很不自然。

6. 剛強的，倔強的
7. 強烈的；猛烈的[B]
   A stiff wind blew my hat off.

   一陣狂風刮走了我的帽子。

8. （價格）堅挺的；昂貴的
9. 艱難的；費勁的
   That was a stiff examination.

   那是次困難的考試。

10. 凝固的，黏稠的
    The batter was too stiff to beat.

    麵糊太稠了，不容易攪拌。

11. 嚴厲的
    inflict a stiff punishment on sb.

    對某人處以嚴厲的懲罰

ad.

1. 僵硬地；堅硬地
2. 【口】完全地，極其
   She was scared stiff.

   她非常害怕。

n.[C]

1. 【俚】死屍
2. 醉漢
3. 特別拘謹的人
4. 流浪漢
5. （泛指）人，傢伙

adj.

1. not easily bent; rigid.
   ▸not moving freely; difficult to turn or operate.
   ▸unable to move easily and without pain.
2. not relaxed or friendly; constrained.
3. severe or strong:
   they face stiff fines.
   ▸(of a wind) blowing strongly.
   ▸(of an alcoholic drink) strong.
4. (stiff with) informal full of.
5. (—— stiff) informal having a specified unpleasant feeling to an extreme extent:
   scared stiff.

n.

1. a dead body.
2. chiefly N. Amer. a boring, conventional person.

v.

1. N. Amer. cheat (someone).
   ▸fail to leave (someone) a tip.
2. N. Amer. ignore deliberately; snub.
3. kill (someone).