They always seemed a little awkward with each other, a bit stiff and formal.
他们总是彼此显得有点儿别扭,有几分拘谨,不太随意。
People were friendly, if a bit stiff and formal.
人们很友好,尽管有些正经和不自然。
A stiff knee following surgery forced her to walk with a limp.
手术后僵直的膝盖迫使她瘸着走路。
It might be that a "stiff" lip suppresses emotional response—as long as the lip is not quivering with fear or tension.
可能是因为“僵硬”的嘴唇抑制了情绪反应——只要嘴唇不因恐惧或紧张而颤抖。
Her heart began to thump and she felt herself changing into a stiff, plain, silent child again.
她的心开始怦怦地跳,她觉得自己又变成了一个相貌平平、拘谨、沉默寡言的孩子。
This was a bad beginning and Mary marched up to Colin with her stiff manner.
这是一个糟糕的开始,玛丽以她生硬的态度走向科林。
After the meal, they felt rusty, and stiff-jointed, and a little homesick once more.
饭后,他们感到浑身生疏,关节僵硬,又有点想家了。
我脖子发僵。
It was a beautiful September day, with stiff easterly winds.
那是9月的一个晴天,刮着强劲的东风。
A CBS correspondent in Colombo says the troops are encountering stiff resistance.
哥伦比亚广播公司驻科伦坡的一名记者报道说,军队正遭遇顽强的抵抗。
There's a stiff $15 entrance fee to the exhibition.
展览会的入场费高达15元。
It was a stiff climb to the top of the hill.
费了好大劲才爬到山顶。
He'd arranged for his client to pay a stiff fine for charges of DWI and reckless driving.
他安排客户为他酒后驾车和鲁莽行驶交付高额罚款。
There was a stiff, plain little girl rather like herself.
有一个像她一样呆板、相貌平平的小女孩。
My neck is stiff, and I feel dizzy and sick after a busy day.
一天紧张的工作下来我的脖子都僵了,头也晕,还恶心。
"I am a Bachelor in Theologia," answered the gentleman with a stiff reverence.
“我是神学院的学士。”那位先生严肃地回答,话中带着崇敬。
Ekman's observation may be relevant to the British expression "keep a stiff upper lip" as a recommendation for handling stress.
埃克曼的观察结果可能与英国人的表达“保持冷静”有关,这是一种应对压力的建议。
Underwood summed it up as "a first effort, naive, stiff, quaky and innocent a ticket into the marketplace".
安德伍德将其总结为“第一张努力,天真、生硬、颤栗、天真的进入市场的门票”。
Our teacher set us a stiff test in English.
老师对我们进行了很难的英语测验。
I looked a bit stiff while they were so lively.
他们都那样活泼,显得我太板了。
What does that mean, a stiff spring?
这说明了什么,一个硬弹簧?
A stiff breeze made the sails bag out.
一股劲风吹得船帆鼓了出来。
A stiff wind howled from the west, thankfully warmed by the summer sun.
冷硬的风从西边呼啸过来,感谢夏日的阳光温暖着它。
MY friend sat down and ordered a stiff drink.
我的朋友坐下来,然后点了一杯烈性饮品。
Are we tunneling forward into the future, or is time blowing past us like a stiff breeze?
是我们挖掘通向未来的隧道,还是时间像阵狂风一样从我们身边飞逝而去?
I've needed a stiff drink a couple of times lately -- not for the alcoholic properties, but for the symbolism.
近来我偶尔会喝上一两杯烈酒,倒不是因为我贪恋杯中之物,而是为了追求某种象征意义。
The combined resources of Rakuten and Baidu should prove to be a stiff test for Taobao.
对淘宝来说,乐天和百度的合力将会是一个艰难的挑战。
The combined resources of Rakuten and Baidu should prove to be a stiff test for Taobao.
对淘宝来说,乐天和百度的合力将会是一个艰难的挑战。
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