| 词汇 | tightening |
| 释义 | tightening noun[ S or U ] uk /ˈtaɪtənɪŋ/us ECONOMICS, BANKING, GOVERNMENT the activity of limiting the amount of money that people and companies are able to borrow or spend, for example by increasing interest rates: credit/fiscal/monetary tighteningThere is pressure on the Bank of England to increase the pace of monetary tightening. A tightening of US monetary policy has always produced a major slowdown in the economy. LAW, GOVERNMENT (alsotightening up) the action of making a rule, system, or law stronger and more difficult to ignore: There has been a tightening of controls over domestic media and the internet. The regulator is expected to announce a tightening up of the rules. ECONOMICS, COMMERCE a situation in a market where there is less of something available than is wanted or needed: The supply and demand pendulum for some metals has swung so far that further tightening of the market seems inevitable. Examples of tighteningtightening Long term exposure may lead to lung damage, shortness of breath, and tightening of the chest. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is useful when tightening knots and for other purposes in ropework. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. By tightening safety regulations and increasing taxation, a faster end to nuclear power could have been forced. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This can involve tightening specifications that the customer has supplied, and adding tests that the circuit must pass in order to be accepted. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. To a large extent, the editing occurred live during the studio recording with only tightening later. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It supports economic integration and tightening the cooperation in areas of energetic security and military, but is skeptical about closer political integration. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These tended to vibrate loose, requiring tightening or replacing every few flights. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The friction is increased by tightening the belt until the frequency of rotation of the shaft is reduced. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This attracted significant media attention and renewed calls for tightening of rules of developer donations to political parties. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Whilst avoiding tightening the lips, it is also important to form vowels with the tongue without altering the shape of the mouth too much. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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