| 释义 |
taut/tɔ:t/adj. 1 (of a rope, muscles, etc.) tight; not slack (绳子等)拉紧的；(肌肉等)不松弛的 2 (of nerves) tense (神经)紧张的 3 (of a ship etc.) in good order or condition (轮船等)秩序井然的；纪律严明的 □ tauten v. tr. & intr. 把…拉紧；使绷紧 □ tautly adv.□ tautness n.[Middle English touht, togt, perhaps = TOUGH, influenced by tog-, past part. stem of obsolete tee (Old English tēon) ‘pull’] |