英语词典 · 单词释义
tighten
英 ['taɪt(ə)n] 美 ['taɪtn]
这里集中整理“tighten”的音标、翻译、词源、例句和近反义词，方便快速确认词义并顺手做词汇积累。
单词速览
词义详解
翻译 · 词源 · 例句- vt. 变紧；使变紧
- vi. 绷紧；变紧
延伸内容
词源 · 例句 · 用法词态变化
第三人称单数: tightens;过去式: tightened;过去分词: tightened;现在分词: tightening;
中文词源
tighten 拉紧，绷紧
tight,拉紧的，-en,使。
英文词源
- tighten (v.)
- "to make tight," 1727; the earlier verb was simply tight, from Old English tyhtan, from the root of tight. Related: Tightened; tightening.
双语例句
- 1. An attempt by anti-abortionists to tighten the rules was defeated.
- 反堕胎者所作的加强法规的尝试失败了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The United States plans to tighten the economic sanctions currently in place.
- 美国计划加大现有经济制裁的力度。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. I used my thumbnail to tighten the screw on my lamp.
- 我用拇指指甲把台灯上的螺钉拧紧了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Until this week, every attempt to tighten up the law had failed.
- 到本周为止，一切旨在严格执法的努力都失败了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. He accused ministers of breaking election pledges to tighten up on immigration.
- 他指责部长们没有兑现在竞选中许下的加强移民管制的诺言。
来自柯林斯例句