stiffen is spelled s-t-i-f-f-e-n, stiffen。
stiffen來自于stiff,意思是僵硬,強硬,頑固,stiffen就是變硬、強化。
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)將關閉巴勒斯坦解放組織駐華盛頓辦事處,這一舉動幾乎肯定會加劇巴勒斯坦人對任何特朗普中東和平計劃的反對。
Lawmakers look to close loopholes to stiffen drunk driving laws,議員們希望堵上漏洞,加強醉酒駕駛法律。