stiffened
past simple and past participle ofstiffen
| 单词 | stiffened |
| 释义 | stiffened past simple and past participle ofstiffen stiffen verb uk/ˈstɪf.ən/us/ˈstɪf.ən/stiffenverb(FIRM)[I] tobecomefirmor moredifficulttobend: Beat thecreamuntil itbeginsto stiffen(=becomefirm). Hisbodystiffened infear. Tight and tightening
stiffenverb(LESS RELAXED)[I] tobecomelessrelaxedand moreformal: She stiffened when herformerhusbandwalkedinto theroom. Tight and tightening
stiffenverb(MORE SEVERE)[IorT] tobecomeor make somethingstrongeror moredifficult: Theseeventshave stiffenedourresolvetosucceed. Penalties forsellingillegaldrugshave been stiffened. Stiffeningcompetitionin themarkethasledto areductionin the company'sprofitsthisyear. Becoming and making stronger
Examplesofstiffenedstiffened In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This is due to the fact that significantly more production hours were required to fabricate the sandwich panels than the more conventionallystiffenedpanels. From theCambridge English Corpus In many countries equal opportunities legislation has beenstiffenedand increased importance has been attached to minimum wage provision. From theCambridge English Corpus For the welded, biaxiallystiffenedconcept, the material and tooling "value-per-pound" factors were not significantly different. From theCambridge English Corpus In these circumstances the logic of accountancy wasstiffenedby a bureaucratic mode of reasoning, so he simply (as they say) followed orders. From theCambridge English Corpus The rise of popular francophile radicalismstiffenedministerial ranks, and further strained the whigs. From theCambridge English Corpus The guide-wire was then withdrawn through the femoral vein and could be subsequentlystiffenedby gently applying tension to both ends. From theCambridge English Corpus For example, the framing for the windowsstiffenedthe structure - as did the brick infill panels. From theCambridge English Corpus The biaxiallystiffenedconcepts had higher flyaway costs than the composite-reinforced concept, even though their range capabilities were less than that of the composite concept. From theCambridge English Corpus The panels are integrallystiffened, hence there is a reduced fastener count. From theCambridge English Corpus Rohacell insulation sandwiching within a composite honeycomb structurestiffenedwith support spars is used for the rover baseplate and for the integrated ground penetrating radar. From theCambridge English Corpus Ultimately, they had to swallow their objections to the small increase that finally was agreed on, but thisstiffenedtheir opposition to any future increases in payroll contributions. 105. From theCambridge English Corpus Peel's resolve wasstiffenedin response to the events of the few days after the trial; his interventionism was intensified and his advice became more severe. From theCambridge English Corpus Fopius arisanus larvae moult to the third instar at this time and begin rapid growth and their enlarged andstiffenedbody soon nearly fills the host puparium. From theCambridge English Corpus Now that international competition hasstiffened, the multinationals are taking their profits at the expense of the workers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Blood flowed from its mouth, its pawsstiffenedin a last convulsion and it collapsed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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