stiffening

英 [ˈstɪfnɪŋ]

美 [ˈstɪfnɪŋ]

v.  (尤指因气愤或害怕，使浑身或身体的一部分)变僵硬，变僵直，绷紧; (使)难以弯曲，难以活动，发僵; (使)变强硬，变坚定
stiffen的现在分词

现在分词：stiffening　

化学

BNC.40131 / COCA.36105

柯林斯词典

• VERB 变得僵硬;变得紧张;绷紧
  If youstiffen, you stop moving and stand or sit with muscles that are suddenly tense, for example because you feel afraid or angry.
  1. Ada stiffened at the sound of his voice...
     埃达听到他的声音吓得人都僵住了。
  2. The father's face stiffened with dismay.
     父亲因为悲痛而面部表情凝重。
• V-ERG (肌肉或关节)变得僵硬;(使)变得不易弯曲;(使)变得不灵活
  If your muscles or jointsstiffen, or if somethingstiffensthem, they become difficult to bend or move.
  1. The blood supply to the skin is reduced when muscles stiffen.
     当肌肉变得僵硬时，皮肤的供血量就减少了。
  2. Stiffen upmeans the same asstiffen.
     stiffen up 同 stiffen
  3. These clothes restrict your freedom of movement and stiffen up the whole body...
     这些衣服使你行动不便，让全身都变得不灵活。
  4. 'I just stiffened up, and the more they told me to 'be natural', the more I felt not at all relaxed.'
     “我整个人都僵硬了，他们越是让我‘自然些’，我就越紧张。”
• V-ERG (态度或行为)变得更强硬，变得更严厉;(使)变得更坚定
  If attitudes or behaviourstiffen, or if somethingstiffensthem, they become stronger or more severe, and less likely to be changed.
  1. Russian resistance suddenly stiffened because there was no room for retreat...
     俄罗斯的反抗突然变得强硬起来，因为已经没有退路了。
  2. Canada has recently stiffened its immigration rules.
     加拿大最近制定了更为严格的移民规定。
• VERB 使(布料等)变挺;使变硬
  If something such as clothis stiffened, it is made firm so that it does not bend easily.
  1. This special paper was actually thin, soft Sugiwara paper that had been stiffened with a kind of paste...
     这种特殊的纸实际是一种糨糊浆过的又薄又软的杉原纸。
  2. They peeled cold stiffened gloves from their hands.
     他们将冻得硬邦邦的手套从手上脱下来。

英英释义

noun

• the act of becoming stiff
  1. stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance
• the process of becoming stiff or rigid
  Synonym:rigidifyingrigidification

双语例句

• Effects of Stiffening Cables on the Whole Rigidity of Four-pylon Cable-stayed Bridges
  论加劲索对四塔斜拉桥结构整体刚度的影响
• It leads to inflammation, blood vessel damage and stiffening.
  它会导致炎症，血管损伤和硬化。
• Cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments.
  由马毛或骆驼毛制成的衣服纤维；用于室内装潢或衣服变硬。
• Besides aching, I fee1 stiffening and fatigue.
  除了疼痛外，我感到发硬和疲乏。
• The replicas are made by using a thin film of fusible alloy on a stiffening platen.
  复制是用附着在加强托板上的可熔合金薄膜实现的。
• Infantile spasms consist primarily of a sudden bending forward of the body with stiffening of the arms and legs;
  婴儿痉挛主要表现为躯体的突然向前弯曲，伴随胳膊或者腿的僵直；
• The support system consists of a supporting building envelope with stiffening apartment partitions and storey ceilings and was calculated as a spacial static system.
  支持系统包括一个支撑围护结构层与僵硬的公寓是分区并计算了天花板以及空间静态系统。
• It is a key and difficult point for a self-anchored suspension bridge to control the cable shape, internal force and cracking of concrete stiffening girders.
  混凝土加劲梁的线形、内力和梁体裂缝控制是自锚式悬索桥施工控制的重点和难点。
• Fabrication of Prestressed Concrete Stiffening Box Girder of Shantou Bay Suspension Bridge
  汕头海湾悬索桥预应力混凝土箱形加劲梁制造
• Stiffening girder sections of suspension bridge are often connected each other by temporary connection during the construction.
  在悬索桥加劲梁的吊装过程中，梁段之间一般采用临时连接来进行安装。