学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3157 stiffen

今天我们要学的词是 stiffen¹。stiffen is spelled s-t-i-f-f-e-n, stiffen。

stiffen来自于stiff，意思是僵硬，强硬，顽固，stiffen就是变硬、强化。President Donald Trump²’s move to close the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s mission in Washington almost certainly will stiffen the Palestinians’ opposition³ to any Trump peace plan，特朗普总统将关闭巴勒斯坦解放组织驻华盛顿办事处，这一举动几乎肯定会加剧巴勒斯坦人对任何特朗普中东和平计划的反对。Lawmakers look to close loopholes to stiffen drunk driving laws，议员们希望堵上漏洞，加强醉酒驾驶法律。

1 stiffen   

v.(使)硬，(使)变挺，(使)变僵硬

参考例句：

• 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。
• I was breathing hard,and my legs were beginning to stiffen.这时我却气吁喘喘地开始感到脚有点僵硬。

2 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。