stiffen is spelled s-t-i-f-f-e-n, stiffen。
stiffen來(lái)自于stiff,意思是僵硬,強(qiáng)硬,頑固,stiffen就是變硬、強(qiáng)化。
President Donald Trump’s move to close the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s mission in Washington almost certainly will stiffen the Palestinians’ opposition to any Trump peace plan,特朗普總統(tǒng)將關(guān)閉巴勒斯坦解放組織駐華盛頓辦事處,這一舉動(dòng)幾乎肯定會(huì)加劇巴勒斯坦人對(duì)任何特朗普中東和平計(jì)劃的反對(duì)。
Lawmakers look to close loopholes to stiffen drunk driving laws,議員們希望堵上漏洞,加強(qiáng)醉酒駕駛法律。