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held or fixed in position securely; difficult to move, open or separate 牢固的;緊的;不鬆動的;難解開的 He kept a tight grip on her arm. 他緊緊握住她的胳膊。 She twisted her hair into a tight knot. 她把頭發緊緊地挽了個發髻。 The screw was so tight that it wouldn't move. 螺絲釘太緊,擰不開。 Dave's arms were tight around her waist. 戴夫的胳膊緊緊地摟住了她的腰。
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fitting closely to your body and sometimes uncomfortable 緊身的;緊貼的 She was wearing a tight pair of jeans. 她穿着一條緊身牛仔褲。 These shoes are much too tight. 這雙鞋太緊了。 The new sweater was a tight fit. 這件新毛衣很貼身。 The dress is a little tight across the chest. 這件衣服胸部有點緊。
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difficult to manage with because there is not enough 緊的;拮據的;不寬裕的 We have a very tight budget. 我們的預算很緊。 The president has a tight schedule today. 總統今天的日程排滿了。 The deadline for finishing the project is too tight (= too soon). 完成這項工程的最後期限太緊了。 I think we'd better leave—time's getting very tight. 我想我們最好走吧 - 時間很緊了。 As always, money is tight. 一如既往,資金緊張。
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very strict and hard to resist, avoid, etc. 嚴密的;嚴格的;嚴厲的 to keep tight control over something 對某事嚴加控制 Dozens of streets are being closed and security is tight. 幾十條街道被關閉,安全措施非常嚴格。 We need tighter security at the airport. 我們需要在機場實行更加嚴密的安全措施。 Are the controls tight enough? 控制措施夠嚴格嗎? tight restrictions/regulations 嚴格的限制/規定
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stretched or pulled so that it cannot stretch much further 拉緊的;繃緊的 The rope was stretched tight. 這繩子拉得很緊。 The constant pull of the river will keep your line tight. 河水的持續拉力會讓你的繩索保持繃緊。 He drew the cord tighter with a jerk. 他猛地把繩子拉得更緊了。 Pull in your navel and keep your abs tight. 收腹,保持腹肌緊繃。
Extra ExamplesEvery muscle in her face was drawn tight. 她臉上每一塊肌肉都繃得緊緊的。 The cloth was stretched tight over the frame. 布緊繃在架子上。 The rope suddenly went tight. 繩子突然變緊了。
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with things or people packed closely together, leaving little space between them 裝緊的;密集的;擠滿的 looking or sounding anxious, upset or angry see also uptightTopics Feelingsc2顯得緊張的;忐忑不安的;生氣的 feeling painful or uncomfortable because of illness or emotion synonym constricted(由於疾病或情感)疼痛的,不適的,憋氣的 having a close relationship with somebody else or with other people see also tight-knit親密的;緊密的;密切的 curving suddenly rather than gradually 急轉的;陡的 with runners, teams, etc. that seem to be equally good synonym close2勢均力敵的;不相上下的;旗鼓相當的 a tight race 勢均力敵的賽跑
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not wanting to spend much money; not generous synonym mean小氣的;吝啬的;不大方的 - [not usually before noun] (old-fashioned, informal)
drunk synonym tipsy喝醉;醉醺醺 (in compounds )構成複合詞 not allowing the substance mentioned to enter 不漏…的;不透…的;防…的 measures to make your home weathertight 使你家防風雨的措施
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firm牢固
clothes衣服
money/time金錢;時間
control控制
stretched拉伸
close together緊密靠攏
expression/voice表情;嗓音
part of body身體部位
relationship關系
bend/curve彎曲;曲線
contest/race競賽;賽跑
not generous不慷慨
drunk喝醉
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Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘healthy, vigorous’, later ‘firm, solid’): probably an alteration of thight ‘firm, solid’, later ‘close-packed, dense’, of Germanic origin; related to German dicht ‘dense, close’.
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in a (tight) spot | in a tight corner
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in a difficult situation 困境;險境 She’ll always help if you’re in a tight spot. 如果你有困難,她總是會幫忙的。 The captain's knee injury leaves the team in a tight corner. 隊長的膝傷使球隊陷入困境。
keep a tight rein on somebody/something
to control somebody/something carefully or strictly 對…嚴加控制(或約束);牢牢駕馭 It’s essential to keep a tight rein on public spending. 嚴格控制公共開支至關重要。
run a tight ship
to organize something in a very efficient way, controlling other people very closely 管理有方;嚴加控制