Stiff

(noun.) an ordinary man; 'a lucky stiff'; 'a working stiff'.

(adj.) not moving or operating freely; 'a stiff hinge' .

(adj.) powerful; 'a stiff current'; 'a stiff breeze' .

(adv.) extremely; 'bored stiff'; 'frightened stiff'.

手打:齐妮亚

• Jo in maroon, with a stiff, gentlemanly linen collar, and a white chrysanthemum or two for her only ornament. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• But it merely made him stiff. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Deep in midnight, she was awaked by a rustling near her; she would have started up, but her stiff joints refused to obey her will. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• It makes me cross, and my hands get so stiff, I can't practice well at all. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• It was stiff as a board. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• He was found stiff, his hands clenched, and pressed against his breast. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• She had put on a dress of stiff old greenish brocade, that fitted tight and made her look tall and rather terrible, ghastly. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• He received us to-day, portentously arrayed in his best black suit, and his stiffest white cravat. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• He was a little light-haired gentleman, with undeniable boots, and the stiffest of white cravats and shirt-collars. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• His linen was of the very whitest, finest, and stiffest; his wig of the glossiest, blackest, and curliest. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.

整理:胡安妮塔