This man is very stiff [inflexible].

这个人好刻板。

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My shoulders are very stiff.

我的肩膀很僵硬。

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He felt very stiff the day after his first weight training class.

在那天他的第一次举重训练课之后他感觉非常僵硬。

youdao

I don't know, a very English, sort of stiff upper lip kind of man.

我不知道，一个英国式的，坚定沉稳的男人。

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Apparently, a very stiff pay-for-performance relationship, paying people a near obscene amount of money if they succeed, actually makes them less likely to perform well.

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