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rigidly

/rij-id/US // ˈrɪdʒ ɪd //UK // (ˈrɪdʒɪd) //

僵硬地,硬性规定,僵化地,拘泥于

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
    • : firmly fixed or set.
    • : inflexible, strict, or severe: a rigid disciplinarian; rigid rules of social behavior.
    • : exacting; thorough; rigorous: a rigid examination.
    • : so as to meet precise standards; stringent: lenses ground to rigid specifications.
    • : Mechanics. of, relating to, or noting a body in which the distance between any pair of points remains fixed under all forces; having infinite values for its shear modulus, bulk modulus, and Young's modulus.
    • : Aeronautics. having a form maintained by a stiff, unyielding structure contained within the envelope.pertaining to a helicopter rotor that is held fixedly at its root.

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Examples

  • It’s very hard for working parents, single working moms, to fit into the rigid corporate structure of having to commute in, having to work from eight to five.

  • In 2008, she was the fastest miler in the world to miss out, thanks to Canada’s extra-rigid qualifying standards—a distinction that left a bitter taste in her mouth.

  • With all this newfound information, Kussmaul created a rigid device about a foot and a half long and half an inch wide that was equipped with an external gasoline lamp.

  • Most of the electronic devices we use today are made of rigid metal, plastic and glass.

  • Lift your feet off the floor and hold your body in a rigid half-plank, with a straight line from your knees to your head.

  • You rigidly avoid any food you deem to be “unhealthy,” such as those containing fat, preservatives, additives or animal products.

  • One of the admirable things about Secretary of State John Kerry being his rigidly logical mind.

  • A column of wildebeest cantered rigidly in the other direction—all spindly legs, candyfloss white beards, and sloping backs.

  • Their voices amplified by PA systems, the protests' leaders exhort their audiences with rigidly ideological slogans.

  • High-minded pursuits dovetail with rigidly disciplining your body.

  • Tony, less self-centred, less rigidly contained, had penetrated her by an understanding sympathy greater than his own.

  • Every movement rigidly prescribed, arms held rigid and sharply bent at the elbows.

  • The voice that had been held rigidly to the usual calm clarity of an official announcer became suddenly high-pitched and vibrant.

  • A fixed time-table was imposed, to be rigidly observed by all classes of paupers, in all workhouses, at all seasons of the year.

  • Her hand clasped the back of the seat rigidly, as if she were holding something down.