stiffen

1. V-I If you stiffen, you stop moving and stand or sit with muscles that are suddenly tense, for example because you feel afraid or angry. 僵住

Ada stiffened at the sound of his voice. 聽到他的聲音，艾達(dá)僵住了。

2. V-I If your muscles or joints stiffen, or if something stiffens them, they become difficult to bend or move. 難於彎曲或活動

The blood supply to the skin is reduced when muscles stiffen. 肌肉發(fā)僵時(shí)，皮膚的供血量就會減少。

3. PHRASAL VERB Stiffen up means the same as . 難於彎曲或活動

These clothes restrict your freedom of movement and stiffen up the whole body. 這些衣服使你的手腳難於自由活動，使整個身躰也僵硬起來。

4. V-T If something such as cloth is stiffened, it is made firm so that it does not bend easily. 使變硬[usu passive]

This special paper was actually thin, soft Sugiwara paper that had been stiffened with a kind of paste. 這種特殊的紙實(shí)際上是一種麪漿漿過的輕薄柔軟的衫原紙。