stretched tightly 拉紧的；绷紧的 taut violin strings 绷紧的小提琴弦 Keep the rope taut. 把绳子拉紧，别松开。 His skin was stretched taut across his cheekbones. 他的皮肤紧绷在颧骨上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- become
- …
- with
showing that you are anxious or tense 显得紧张的（或焦虑的、不安的等） a voice taut with anger 气得发紧的声音 Her face was taut and pale. 她神色紧张，脸色苍白。 Her body went as taut as a bowstring. 她的身体紧张得像绷紧的弓弦。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- become
- …
- with
(of a person or their body 人或人体 with hard muscles; not fat 肌肉结实的；不虚胖的 (of a piece of writing, etc. 文章等 carefully written with no unnecessary parts in it 结构严谨的；紧凑的 a taut thriller 故事紧凑的惊悚小说 the writer’s taut prose 这位作家简洁的散文
Word OriginMiddle English tought ‘distended’, perhaps originally a variant of tough.