Your posture stiffens subtly whenever he gets close.

每次他一靠近，你的动作就略显僵硬。

The sight seemed to stiffen his resolve, and he nodded.

那景象似乎坚定了他的决心，他点了点头。

But some remnant of pride, of common sense stiffened her.

好在她毕竟还有一点自尊心和常识，才克制自己。

His long stiffened tail is designed like a balancing pole.

它的长尾就如同平衡杆一样。

I was startled to feel Edward stiffen at my side.

我惊奇地感觉到爱德华在我身旁僵住了。

Professor Trelawney has stiffened as though unable to believe her ears.

特里劳妮教授浑身一下子绷紧了，似乎无法相信自己的耳朵。

A series of grammatically proper sentences can stiffen that line, make it less pliable.

一连串中规中矩的句子会让行文呆板，不那么灵活。

They stiffen about two to six hours later in what's known as rigor mortis.

二至六小时过后，尸体僵直进入所谓的尸僵。

When she spoke, the words escaped awkwardly from lips stiffened by a speech impediment.

她开口说话时，话语从因为言语障碍而绷得紧紧的嘴唇里笨拙地流出来。

The line wavered at its most immediately threatened point, then stiffened again, stood firm.

人群里受到最直接威胁的几个人犹豫了一下，却随即稳住了，站定了。

Halfway through shaking Harry's hand, they stiffened, looking round at Malfoy.

两兄弟正在和哈利握手，他们僵住了，回头看着马尔福。

She stiffened. " Are you saying I should go to school to learn to sell? "

她有点不快，“你是说我应该去销售吗？”

If she walked into classroom, our backs would stiffen and our knees would start to shake.

每当她走进教室，我们就觉得背开始发僵, 两腿开始颤抖。

Step 2 Make sure the bodice has boning — stiffening material that helps support the bust.

确保紧身胸衣带骨架，硬挺的材质可以支撑你的胸部。

" No! " I snapped. My muscles stiffened, and I tightened the clasp on my husband's hand.

“不行！”我厉声说道。我的肌肉紧张起来，攥紧了丈夫的手。

Claire listened and stiffened, remembering her mother's voice that became low and dramatic in a crisis.

克莱尔听着，身体突然绷紧了，她想起她母亲每次遇到危机的时候，说话的声音就会很低，很夸张。

The carbon-fibre plate may help by stiffening the midsole, and possibly by altering a runner's gait.

碳纤维板可以帮助加强鞋底的硬度，似乎还可以改变跑步者的步态。

" Caroline" ! My grandmother came up close behind me. I stiffened at the sound of her hoarse whisper.

" 卡罗琳！" 祖母靠近我。听到她沙哑的低语声，我的身体僵住了。

The interest around the table sharpened palpably: Some stiffened, others fidgeted, all gazing at Snape and Voldemort.

有些人惊呆了，另一些则坐立不安，大家都直勾勾的盯着斯内普和伏地魔。

She hardly has time to speak Sonja's name before Ove's face darkens, anger stiffening it into a mask.

还没等她把索雅的名字说完，欧维的脸色就阴沉下来，好像愤怒立刻凝结成一副面具。