| 词汇 | stiff |
| 释义 | stiff Theme: BODY - DEAD n. a corpse. (Underworld.)They pulled another stiff out of the river last night. Looks like another mob killing.They took me into a room full of stiffs to identify Rocko's bod. Theme: CHEAPNESS tr. to fail to tip someone who expects it.Ya know, you can tell right away when a guy's gonna stiff you—ya just know.I guess I get stiffed two or three times a day. Theme: DEAD mod. dead. (Originally underworld.)He's stiff. There's nothing that can be done.Yeah, he's stiff. Don't hit him no more. Theme: DECEPTION tr. to cheat someone.The clown selling hot dogs stiffed me for about forty cents.I really got stiffed on that deal. Look at this cheap junk. Theme: DRUNKARD n. a drunkard.Some stiff staggered by—belching clouds of some beery smell.The guy's a stiff, and you want to run him for mayor? Even in this town that's going too far. Theme: HOBO n. a fellow worker; a fellow tramp. (Originally hobos.)He's just another working stiff like me.This stiff wants some help finding a flop for the night. Theme: INTOXICATED - ALCOHOL mod. alcohol intoxicated; dead drunk.Kelly was too stiff to find his keys.She knows how to stop drinking before she gets stiffed. stiff 1. adjective 1 of alcoholic liquor, potent or undiluted UK, 1813. 2 drunk US, 1737. 3 excellent BERMUDA, 1985. 4 frustrated; out of luck. From earlier sense as 'broke, penniless', 1898 (Australian National Dictionary) AUSTRALIA, 1917 2. adverb greatly; used to intensify, especially 'bore' and 'scare'. From 'stiff' (dead) hence, here, 'to death'; always after the verb it modifies UK, 1905 3. noun 1 a corpse US, 1859. 2 an ordinary person; a person who conforms US, 1998. 3 in any endeavour, a disappointing, poor performer US, 1978. 4 a non-player in a gambling establishment US, 1979. 5 a poor tipper US, 1974. 6 a disagreeable person who is likely to try to cheat US, 1882. 7 a tramp; a hobo UK, 1899. 8 in an illegal betting operation, a person who has agreed to pose as the head of the operation to protect the actual head in the event of a police raid and arrest US, 1952. 9 an unskilled pool player US, 1993. 10 in horse racing, a horse that is favoured to win but is not ridden in an effort to win US, 1947. 11 in pool, the cue ball left with no easy shot US, 1993. 12 a worthless cheque US, 1950. 13 in the usage of telephone swindlers, a payment by cheque US, 1959. 14 a clandestine letter; in prison, a letter smuggled into, out of, or between prisons UK, 1900. 15 in blackjack, a card with a value of two, three, four, five or six. Combined with a ten-point card, a card that leaves the player in limbo US, 1975.► the stiffmoney or correspondence to the benefit of a prisoner passed to a prison warder by a prisoner's friend or relative US, 1875 4. verb 1 to cheat someone; to rob someone; to refuse to pay someone US, 1950. 2 to extort from someone UK, 1978. 3 to kill someone UK, 1977. 4 to fail miserably US, 1996. 5 (of a male) to have sex. Used in both the passive and active forms UK, 1977 stiff1. and stiffed mod. alcohol intoxicated; dead drunk. She knows how to stop drinking before she gets stiff. 2. n. a drunkard. Some stiff staggered by—belching clouds of some beery smell. The guy’s a stiff, and you want to run him for mayor? Even in this town that’s going too far. 3. mod. dead. (Originally underworld.) He’s stiff. There’s nothing that can be done. 4. n. a corpse. (Underworld.) They pulled another stiff out of the river last night. Looks like another mob killing. 5. n. a fellow worker; a fellow tramp. (Originally hobos.) This stiff wants some help finding a flop for the night. 6. tv. to fail to tip someone who expects it. Ya know, you can tell right away when a guy’s gonna stiff you—ya just know. I guess I get stiffed two, three times a day. 7. tv. to cheat someone. The clown selling hot dogs stiffed me for about forty cents.
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