noun🔗Share普通人，老百姓。 An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education, often a working stiff or lucky stiff."The new guy at the office was a typical working stiff, just trying to get through the day. "办公室新来的那个家伙就是个普通的打工仔，只想混过一天。personhumancharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share冤大头，傻瓜。 A person who is deceived, as a mark or pigeon in a swindle."She convinced the stiff to go to her hotel room, where her henchman was waiting to rob him."她把那个冤大头哄骗到她的酒店房间，她的党羽已经在那里等着抢劫他了。personcharacterbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share尸体，僵尸 A cadaver; a dead person."The doctor examined the stiff and pronounced him dead. "医生检查了那具尸体，然后宣布他死亡。bodypersonhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share票房毒药, 失败之作 A flop; a commercial failure."The new video game was a stiff; nobody bought it. "这款新电子游戏是个票房毒药，根本没人买。entertainmentbusinessoutcomeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share吃白食的人, 赖账者 A person who leaves (especially a restaurant) without paying the bill."The waiter said the stiff left without paying. "服务员说那个吃白食的人没付钱就走了。personbusinessfoodeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share小气鬼，吝啬鬼 (by extension) A customer who does not leave a tip."The waiter said the stiff didn't leave any money for the meal. "服务员说那个小气鬼吃饭没给小费。businessservicepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share硬牌 Any hard hand where it is possible to exceed 21 by drawing an additional card."The dealer dealt a stiff hand, meaning it was possible to bust by drawing another card. "庄家发了一手硬牌，也就是说，再拿一张牌就可能爆牌。gamebetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share假票, 伪券 Negotiable instruments, possibly forged."The antique check was a stiff, and the bank refused to cash it. "这张古董支票是张假票，银行拒绝兑现。businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share赖账, 逃债. To fail to pay that which one owes (implicitly or explicitly) to another, especially by departing hastily."Realizing he had forgotten his wallet, he stiffed the taxi driver when the cab stopped for a red light."意识到自己忘了带钱包，他趁着出租车等红灯的时候赖了出租车司机的车费，跑了。businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share宰，敲竹杠 To cheat someone"He stiffed his friend on the cost of the movie tickets. "他宰了朋友一笔电影票钱。businesseconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share小费给得少，吝啬。 To tip ungenerously"At the bake sale, Sarah stiffed her friend by only offering a dollar for a batch of cookies. "在义卖会上，莎拉只给了一批饼干一块钱，小费给得太少了，简直是坑了她的朋友。businessservicefinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share僵硬，生硬 (of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible."The cardboard box was so stiff that it was difficult to open. "这个纸箱太僵硬了，很难打开。materialphysicsconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share僵硬，死板。 (of policies and rules and their application and enforcement) Inflexible; rigid."The school's attendance policy is very stiff; students must attend every class, without exception. "学校的考勤制度非常僵硬，学生必须参加每一节课，没有任何例外。politicsgovernmentlawstateorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share拘谨，生硬 (of a person) Formal in behavior; unrelaxed."My aunt is very stiff; she always greets people with a formal bow and never laughs loudly. "我的姑妈很拘谨，总是用正式的鞠躬跟人打招呼，从来不大声笑。attitudecharacterpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share严厉，生硬。 Harsh, severe."He was eventually caught, and given a stiff fine."他最终被抓住了，并被处以巨额罚款。attitudecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share僵硬，酸痛。 (of muscles or parts of the body) Painful as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise."My legs are stiff after climbing that hill yesterday."昨天爬了那座山之后，我的腿现在又僵硬又酸痛。bodymedicinephysiologysensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share给力，强劲. Potent."a stiff drink; a stiff dose; a stiff breeze."一杯给力的酒；一剂强劲的药；一阵强劲的微风。drinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share僵硬的, 死板的, 死了的 Dead, deceased."The old man, stiff and still, was pronounced dead by the doctor. "那位老人僵硬地躺在那里，一动不动，医生宣布他已经去世了。bodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share勃起，坚挺。 (of a penis) Erect."He felt a little stiff as he walked into the classroom. "他走进教室的时候，觉得下身有点勃起。anatomysexbodyphysiologyorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share僵硬, 挺立. (of whipping cream or egg whites) Beaten until so aerated that they stand up straight on their own."beat the egg whites until they are stiff"把蛋白打发到能挺立起来的程度.foodtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share病态的，刚性的. Of an equation: for which certain numerical solving methods are numerically unstable, unless the step size is taken to be extremely small."The differential equation describing the population growth of rabbits is stiff; numerical solutions require very tiny time steps to be accurate. "描述兔子种群增长的微分方程是病态的，要获得精确的数值解，需要非常小的步长。mathtechnicalcomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share僵硬，笔直 Keeping upright."The old oak tree stood stiff in the wind, its branches holding their position firmly. "那棵老橡树在风中笔直地挺立着，树枝牢牢地保持着原位。bodyphysiologymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
