| 词汇 | tighten |
| 释义 | tighten verb[ I or T ] uk /ˈtaɪ.tən/ us /ˈtaɪ.tən/ B2 to become tighter or to make something become tighter, firmer, or less easy to move: （使）变紧，（使）紧固 Tighten the straps so they don't rub.把带子拉紧，这样它们就不会相互磨擦了。 As he struggled, the ropes tightened even more.他越挣扎绳子就勒得越紧。 Carefully tighten the clamp until it firmly supports the pipette in a vertical position.小心翼翼地把夹子夹紧，直到能把吸液管牢牢地垂直固定住为止。 I tightened the knots and prepared to descend. If we tighten the rope, it might reach across. The dry atmosphere tightens my skin. Tight and tightening astringency chokehold close-fitting fast inelasticity retighten skinny stiffen strain straitly super-tight tauten tautly tense tension tight tight-fitting tighten something up tightly tightness Idiomstighten your belt tighten the net Phrasal verbstighten something up tighten (something) up tighten | American Dictionarytighten verb us/ˈtɑɪt·ən/ tightenverb (CONTROL)[ T ] to strongly control something: Security was tightened at US embassies around the world. The government moved to tighten the rules on toxic substances in the air. [ M ]Our team will have to tighten up its defense if we want to win. tightenverb (LIMIT)[ T ] to make something less easily available: The government plans to tighten credit and slow the growth of the money supply. tightenverb (MAKE FIRMER)[ I/T ] to make something tighter, firmer, or less easy to move: [ T ]You’ve got to tighten the laces of your ice skates. [ I ]His arms tightened around her. Idiomtighten your belt tighten | Business Englishtighten verb[ I or T ] uk /ˈtaɪtən/us GOVERNMENT, LAW (alsotighten up) to make a rule, system, or law stronger and more difficult to ignore: tighten controls/rules/regulationThere were renewed calls to tighten controls on imported products. ECONOMICS, FINANCE limiting the amount of money that people and companies are able to borrow or spend, for example, by increasing interest rates: Central banks were expected to respond by tightening monetary policy. ECONOMICS, COMMERCE if a market tightens, there becomes less of something available than is wanted or needed: The global market for nurses is tightening. tighten your belt to spend less money than usual for a period of time because you do not have as much money: The major supermarkets have started a price war as customers tighten their belts. See also belt-tightening Phrasal verbtighten up on sth Examples of tightentighten In theory any level of environmental improvement or spending can be achieved by manipulating property rights or tightening environmental standards. In any case the inclusion of conditions tightens the interconnection between rights and obligations. The draining of reserves in the debtor countries accelerated and monetary policy was tightened to ensure gold convertibility. The final borders that were used were thus histological ones, tightened by physiological criteria. Hence, to e-enable this small delivery company, it is crucial to determine the appropriate e-tools for tightening the supply chain. If the constraint is not consistent, the output interval is propagated to the input intervals by tightening each of the input intervals. Actions that should be taken include expanding the rights of the accused, reducing sentences, expanding probation, and tightening restrictions on police. The transition was primarily facilitated by the conjunction of difficulty in obtaining natural ingredients, declining incomes and tightened credit. Rather, wires are seen a bit like ropes that can be knotted or tightened (like chemical bonds) with ropes of other components. The law was further tightened in 1828, 1837 and 1861. As a principle, the abdomen should not be tightened when preparing to breathe, and her attention was directed towards this. The snare was then tightened, "grabbing" the coil itself. The band was tightened gradually until the maximum velocity of the mitral valveflowdecreased to around 70% of the previous level. In 1993, the environmental standards for some air pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide were tightened. Removal of household offal was improved in 1899, with some incineration and a sewage farm ; inspection of milk and ice was gradually tightened. See all examples of tighten These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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