working stiff
collocation普通劳动者；上班族
He's just a working stiff trying to pay the bills.
他只是一个为了付账单而辛苦工作的普通人。
He looked at his stiff, a total of sixteen, and decided to stand.
他看着自己的硬牌，总点数十六，决定停牌。
任何可能通过再抽一张牌超过21点的硬牌
Any hard hand where it is possible to exceed 21 by drawing an additional card.
普通人
an ordinary man
人类的尸体
the dead body of a human being
The manager dismissed him as just another stiff who would never complain.
经理不把他当回事，认为他不过是个从不会抱怨的普通人。
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In the old mystery novel, the detective finds a stiff in the library.
在这本老侦探小说里，侦探在图书馆里发现了一具尸体。
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a lucky stiff
一个走运的家伙。
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a working stiff
一个普通工人。
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普通劳动者；上班族
He's just a working stiff trying to pay the bills.
他只是一个为了付账单而辛苦工作的普通人。
可怜的家伙
The poor stiff was conned out of his savings.
那个可怜的家伙被骗走了积蓄。
走运的家伙
Some lucky stiff got the last ticket.
某个走运的家伙买到了最后一张票。
大笨蛋
That big stiff never apologizes.
那个大笨蛋从不道歉。
身份不明的尸体
The police found an unidentified stiff by the river.
警方在河边发现了一具身份不明的尸体。
普通劳动者；上班族
He's just a working stiff like the rest of us, saving for retirement.
他跟我们一样只是个普通上班族，正在为退休存钱。
可怜的家伙；倒霉鬼
The poor stiff waited all day for a call that never came.
那个可怜的家伙等了一整天的电话，结果电话根本没打来。
走运的家伙；幸运儿
You lucky stiff, winning the lottery twice!
你这个走运的家伙，竟然中了两次彩票！
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身体僵直(stiff)的死者叫 stiff；牌局里再抽会爆的硬牌也叫 stiff。记住‘僵’字，两种意思都通了。
语域：mixed 常见场景：blackjack tables、informal conversation stiff 作名词时有多个含义：在二十一点中指“硬牌”（再抽一张可能超过21点），多用于牌戏场合；也常作俚语指“尸体”，或较旧的非正式说法指“普通男人”。具体含义需根据语境判断。
All of these words rhyme with stiff /stɪf/ and are spelled with 'iff'. Beware of the lookalike 'stifle' /ˈstaɪfəl/, which starts with 'stif' but is pronounced with a long /aɪ/ and does not rhyme.
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