stiff
Произношение: [stɪf]
Контекст: «physical state»
(adjective) when something is hard to bend or move. If someone is stiff, their body is tight and they have trouble moving easily, like after exercising a lot.
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After a good night's sleep, I felt less stiff and was able to move more freely.
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Yesterday, I was so stiff from the long car ride that I could hardly walk.
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Do you feel stiff after your workout?
Контекст: «behavior»
(adjective) when someone is not friendly or very formal. If a person is stiff, they may seem serious and not very comfortable in social situations.
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At the party, she was a bit stiff at first but then started to relax and enjoy herself.
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He was so stiff during the dinner that it was hard to have fun talking with him.
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Why do you think he seemed so stiff at the gathering?
Контекст: «material quality»
(adjective) when something is firm and not soft. For example, stiff fabric holds its shape well and doesn't flow easily.
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The new curtains are blue and made of stiff material that helps them stay up nicely.
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I prefer softer shirts, not stiff ones that feel uncomfortable against my skin.
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Is this fabric stiff, or is it soft and flexible?
Контекст: «death»
(noun) an informal term used to refer to a dead body. It's often used in a more serious or even humorous way.
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The old story says that the stiff in the movie was actually played by a famous actor.
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They didn’t find the stiff until days later, which was very sad.
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What happens to the stiff in the end of the story?