tighten

['taitn]

vt.使紧, 勒紧, 固定
vi.变紧

vt.

使变紧, 使绷紧

We must tighten these screws.

我们必须把这些螺钉旋紧。

vi.

变紧, 绷紧

词形变化

名词: tightener | 动词过去式: tightened | 动词过去分词: tightened | 动词现在分词: tightening | 动词第三人称单数: tightens |

词义辨析

同义:

v.压缩

squeeze  compress  press together  force together  crush  constrict  contract  choke  screw in  screw down

v.使固定, 使牢靠

secure  anchor  make fast  fasten  lace up  tie up  firm up  close up  fix  lock up

v.使僵硬, 拉紧, 紧张

stiffen  tense  tauten  stutch  

同义参见:

brace  telescope  screw  press  

反义:

vt.vi.勒紧; 坚固; 紧迫

loosen  relax  

英英释义

动词 tighten:

make tight or tighter

同义词：fasten

become tight or tighter

restrict

同义词：stiffen, tighten up, constrain

narrow or limit

同义词：reduce

短语词组

tighten up

1. 使变紧; 使更牢固

It needs tightening up.

它需要拉紧一些。

2. 使更严格; 使更有效

He said he would take steps to tighten up the administration.

他说他将采取措施加强行政管理。

补充

tightentighten英:[ˈtaitn] 美:[ˈtaɪtn]vt. & vi.1.收紧He tightens his belt before he takes a walk.在散步之前, 他束紧皮带。2.加紧Border police tightened controls on tourists.边防警察加紧对旅游者的管制。

例句

1. He tightened his grip on the gun.他紧紧地握着枪。 2. The anchorman leaned back, tightening the rope.压阵队员身体后仰, 将绳子拉紧。 3. He knows he has considerable support for his plans to tighten his grip on the machinery of central government.他清楚有相当多的人支持他对中央政府机构加强控制的计划。 4. I used my thumbnail to tighten the screw.我用大拇指指甲拧紧了那个螺丝。 5. All the bolts were fully tightened.所有螺栓都完全拧紧了。 6. 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。 7. The authorities tightened security around the embassy.当局加强了该使馆周边的安保工作。 8. There was an attempt by anti-abortionists to tighten the rules.反堕胎者曾试图严格加强规章制度。 9. Stefano's grip tightened and his tone became colder.斯特凡诺的手抓得更紧了, 语气也更冷了。 10. Her arms tightened about his neck in gratitude.她充满感激, 把他的脖子搂得更紧了。 11. The cables tightened and he was lifted gradually from the deck.缆绳绷紧了, 他被慢慢地吊离了甲板。 12. As the regime's grip on the mainland tightened over the next few years, hundreds of thousands more people fled south.随着后来几年该政权加强对大陆的控制, 又有数十万人逃往南方。 13. She saw his jaw tighten and his face lose its colour.她看见他下巴紧绷, 面容失色。 14. Sofia's throat had tightened and she couldn't speak.索菲娅哽住了喉, 说不出话来。 15. My father explained that his salary had been frozen and we would have to tighten our belts for a while.我父亲解释他的薪水遭到冻结, 我们只能节衣缩食一阵子了。 16. He tightened up the rope a little.他把绳子绷紧了一些。 17. The government tightened up economic controls.政府加紧了经济控制。 18. The girl was tightened up inside.女孩内心感到紧张。 19. Money tightened after the war.战后银根紧了。 20. Controls gradually tightened.控制渐渐加强。 21. muscles tightening with fatigue因劳累而变得发紧的肌肉 22. central government has tightened control over local authority spending.中央政府已经加强了对地方当局支出的控制。 23. [no obj.]the revenue laws were tightening up.税收律法更加严格。 24. His grip on her arm tightened.他把她的手臂抓得更紧。 25. He tightened the screws as far as they would go.他尽量把螺丝拧紧。 26. to tighten up security/a law加强安全措施；使一项法律更严格 27. I'll tighten the screw.我会把螺丝拧紧。 28. She tightened her hold on the handle.她把把手抓得更紧了。 29. His jaw muscles tightened.他下巴的肌肉变紧了。 30. Security around the building has tightened up recently.最近，大楼周围的安全措施加强了。 31. They tightened up security around the building.他们加强了大楼周围的安全措施。 32. We installed new machines to tighten up the assembly line.我们安装了新机器以提高装配线的工效。