tightly

adverb

/ˈtaɪtli/

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in a way that is very strict and hard to resist, avoid, etc.紧密：非常严格，难以抗拒，避免，等等。
- The project's finances are tightly controlled.该项目的财务受到严格控制。
- Telecommunications is a tightly regulated industry.电信是一个受到严格监管的行业。
securely in position; in a way that is difficult to move, open or separate紧紧地：牢固地就位；以难以移动，打开或分离的方式
- Her eyes were tightly closed.她的双眼紧闭着。
- He held on tightly to her arm.他紧紧抓住她的手臂。
close together; leaving little or no space between紧紧地；牢固地；紧密地
- a tightly packed crowd of tourists挤得严严实实的旅游人群
Which Word? tight / tightly
tight / tightly
- Tight and tightly are both adverbs that come from the adjective tight. They have the same meaning, but tight is often used instead of tightly after a verb, especially in informal language, and in compounds:tight 和 tightly 均为源自形容词 tight 的副词，意思相同，但在动词后，尤其在非正式用语和复合词中，常用 tight 代替 tightly：
  packed tight塞得紧紧的
  a tight-fitting lid.严实的盖子
  Before a past participle tightly is used:过去分词前用 tightly：
  clusters of tightly packed flowers.一簇簇密集的花
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Tightly is used with these adjectives:
closed
constrained
organized
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