| 单词 | tight |
| 释义 | tight /tait; tait/ adj (-er, -est) 1 fastened, fixed, fitting, held, closely: 紧的: a ~ knot. 系得很紧的结。 1 can't get the cork out of the bottle—It's too ~ 我无法把瓶塞抜出来——太紧了。 The draper is so ~ that I can't open it. 这抽屉太紧了，我打不开。 These shoes are so ~ that they hurt. 这双畦太紧，携脚。 t 'lipped adj keeping the lips firmly together; saying little or nothing; (fig) grim-looking. 紧闭嘴唇的; 寡言的; 沉默的; (喻) 表情冷酷的; 样子残忍的。 2 closely or firmly put together in a small space: 紧密的; 坚固的; 密集的： a ~ joint; 紧密的接头;(esp in compounds) made so that sth cannot get out or in: (史用于复合字中) 不漏的; 不透的： 'water-/lair- ~ .不漏水 (不透气) 的。 3 packed so as to occupy the smallest possible space or to get in as much as possible: 装满的; 装紧的： Make sure that the bags are filled/packed ~. 务必确实把那些袋子装满 (塞满) 。 4 (colloq) having had too much alcoholic drink: (俗) 喝酒太多的; 醉的： He gets ~ every pay-day. 他每逢发薪的日子都会喝得烂醉。 5 fully stretched: 螺紧的; 张紧的： a ~ rope. 绷紧的绳子。 '■~-rope n one on which acrobats perform feats. (A 艺者表演特技用的) 绷索。 6 produced by pressure; causing difficulty. 由压力或压迫产生的; 紧迫的; 引起困惊的。 in a ~ corner/ spot, (usu fig) in a difficult or dangerous situation. (通常作喻) 处于困境或危境。- schedule, one that it is difficult to keep to. 非常紧迫的日程。 ~ squeeze, condition of being uncomfortably crowded: M得水泄不通; 十分拥挤： We got everyone into the bus, but it was a ~ squeeze. 我们让每一个人都搭上了那辆公车，不过拥挤得很厉害。 7 (of money) not easily obtainable, eg on loan from banks: (指钱) 难得到的; 银根紧的： Money is 银根很紧。 The money-market is ~ ，It is possible to borrow money only by paying a high rate of interest. 金融市场银根很紧。 8 (→'fisted, stingy; miserly. 吝啬的; 小气的。 i→ 'laced adj = straitlaced. r- strait1.' ~-wad /-wod; -zwad/ n (sl) stingy person, (ffi) 小气鬼; 吝啬者。口 adv → ~ly: squeeze/hold sth ~ .紧紧地区榨 (执握) 某物。 ~ , (Note that ~ adv is not used before a pp\\ ~ly must be used in this position: packed ~ ，but ~ 0 packed). (注意：分词之前不用 tight 做副词,必须用 tightly, 例如 packed tight, tightly packed) → —ly adv in a ~ manner: 紧紧地; 紧密地： squeeze/hold sth ~ly; 紧紧地压榨 (执握) 某物; ~ly packed together; 紧密地包装在一起; ~ly sealed. 密封的。 ~ness n ~en /'taitn; 'taitn/ vt, vi [VP6A, 15B, 2A, C] make or become ~ (er): (使) 变紧; (使) 变得更紧： ~ en (up) the screws; 旋紧蝶钉; ~ e” the ropes of the tent. 拉紧帐篷的绳子。 It needs -ening “p. (它) 需要再拉紧一点。 ~ ” one's belt, go without food (when there is little or none available); become frugal. 相腹; 束紧腰带 (食 .物不足或无食物时); 节省。 ' |
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