tightens

英 [ˈtaɪtnz]

美 [ˈtaɪtnz]

v.  (使)变紧，更加牢固; 使更加严格; 加强
tighten的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG 抓紧;攥紧
  If youtightenyour grip on something, or if your griptightens, you hold the thing more firmly or securely.
  1. Luke answered by tightening his grip on her shoulder...
     卢克的回应就是把她的肩头抓得更紧了。
  2. Her arms tightened about his neck in gratitude...
     她充满感激，把他的脖子搂得更紧了。
  3. Stefano's grip tightened and his tone became colder.
     斯蒂芬诺的手抓得更紧了，语气也更冷了。
• V-ERG 绷紧，拉紧(绳、链)
  If youtightena rope or chain, or if ittightens, it is stretched or pulled hard until it is straight.
  1. The anchorman flung his whole weight back, tightening the rope...
     那个压阵队员使尽了全身力气往后拽，把绳子拉得紧紧的。
  2. 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。
• V-ERG (对…)严加控制;(使)加强控制
  If a government or organizationtightensits grip on a group of people or an activity, or if its griptightens, it begins to have more control over it.
  1. 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。
  2. As the regime's grip on the mainland tightened over the next few years, hundreds of thousands more people fled south.
     随着后来几年那个政权加强对大陆的控制，又有数十万人逃往南方。
• VERB 拧紧，旋紧(螺钉、螺丝帽等)
  When youtightena screw, nut, or other device, you turn it or move it so that it is more firmly in place or holds something more firmly.
  1. I used my thumbnail to tighten the screw on my lamp...
     我用拇指指甲把台灯上的螺钉拧紧了。
  2. All the bolts were fully tightened.
     所有的螺钉都拧紧了。
  3. Tighten upmeans the same astighten.
     tighten up 同 tighten
  4. It's important to tighten up the wheels properly, otherwise they vibrate loose and fall off.
     把轮子拧紧是很重要的，否则它们会因振动松动、脱落。
• VERB (身体局部)变僵硬，产生憋闷感，产生阻塞感
  If a part of your bodytightens, the muscles in it become tense and stiff, for example because you are angry or afraid.
  1. Sofia's throat had tightened and she couldn't speak...
     索菲娅喉咙哽住了，说不出话来。
  2. She saw his jaw tighten and his face lose its colour.
     她看见他的下巴绷紧，脸色煞白。
• VERB 使(规定、政策、制度)更加严格；使更加有效
  If someone in authoritytightensa rule, a policy, or a system, they make it stricter or more efficient.
  1. 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。
  2. They have tightened security along the border...
     他们加强了边境的安全工作。
  3. Take-off and landing procedures have been tightened after two jets narrowly escaped disaster.
     在两架喷气机差点出事故之后，起飞和降落的操作规程更加严格了。
  4. Tighten upmeans the same astighten.
     tighten up 同 tighten
  5. Until this week, every attempt to tighten up the law had failed...
     到本周为止，一切旨在严格执法的努力都失败了。
  6. He accused ministers of breaking election pledges to tighten up on immigration.
     他指责部长们没有兑现在竞选中许下的加强移民管制的诺言。
• totightenyourbelt→ see:belt

双语例句

• My purse thins. I spend foolishly to make an appearance of quiet industry, to mask the desperation that tightens my throat.
  我的钱包瘪了。为了在平静行业暂时存身，为了掩饰那扼住了我的咽喉的绝望，我愚蠢地耗费精力。
• As the recession's grip tightens, these pressures are likely to intensify, several experts said.
  一些专家指出，随着经济萧条的加剧，这些贸易保护压力很可能会进一步加强。
• China tightens management of insurance salespeople.
  政府加强对保险销售人员的管理。
• Function: promotes permeability of subcutaneous capillaries, reduces local fat with pertinence and tightens the relaxed skin.
  功效：促进皮下毛细血管的通透性，针对性消减局部聚积的脂肪，收紧松弛肌肤。
• Central and Eastern Europe's economy may not be healthy enough to keep investors from fleeing, particularly if the Fed tightens monetary policy.
  中欧和东欧经济可能还没有健康到足以阻止投资者逃离，特别是考虑到如果美联储收紧货币政策的话。
• The demand for credit in Hong Kong has also been boosted by higher interest rates on the Chinese mainland as Beijing tightens monetary policy to tackle inflation, particularly rising food and property prices.
  香港信贷需求还受到了中国内地加息的提振。目前北京方面正在收紧货币政策以遏制通胀，尤其是不断上涨的食品和房地产价格。
• The China rule tightens restrictions on exporting dual-use technologies to China.
  中国规则加强了向中国出口双重用途技术的限制。
• To do otherwise tightens coupling between these structures and makes long term maintenance of the application generally more difficult.
  而其他方式则会增加这些结构间的耦合，并且使得应用程序的长期维护变得更困难。
• But as the jobs market tightens, pay is picking up, giving wage earners more spending power.
  但是随着就业市场形势趋紧，工资将会增长，从而增强工薪族的消费能力。
• His whole body kinda tightens.
  他的身体有一点绷紧。