tautness
noun[U]
uk/ˈtɔːt.nəs/us/ˈtɑːt.nəs/tautnessnoun[U](TIGHTNESS)
thequalityof beingtightorcompletelystretched:
绷紧,紧凑Thesymptomsofsunburnincludehot,painfulskin,rednessand tautness.晒伤的症状包括皮肤的灼热感、疼痛感,皮肤发红和绷紧感。
Herstomachhadlostsome ofitsformertautness after thebirthof hersons.在她的两个儿子出生后,她的腹部已经变得有些松弛了。
Tight and tightening
- astringency
- chokehold
- close-fitting
- fast
- inelasticity
- retighten
- skinny
- stiffen
- strain
- super-tight
- tauten
- tautly
- tensely
- tight
- tighten
- tightensomethingup
- tightly
- tightness
- up
- vice-like
tautnessnoun[U](EXCITEMENT/NERVOUSNESS)
thequalityof beingexcitedornervous, or ofcausingsomeone tofeellike this:
Hecarrieshimself with acertaintautness, a live-wireconstantlyon thevergeofsnapping.
Themusicisevenmorethrilling, with a tautness andtensionthat arespine-chilling.
Excited, interested and enthusiastic
- ablaze
- aflame
- aflutter
- agog
- all of a flutteridiom
- amped
- animated
- entranced
- evangelical
- evangelistic
- excited
- excitedly
- fevered
- go ahead
- heartily
- make (all) the right, correct, etc. noisesidiom
- mood
- nuts
- omnivorous
- on the edge ofyourseatidiom
tautnessnoun[U](IN WRITING/SPEECH)
(in writing orspeech) thequalityof beingcontrolled,clear, andshort:
(文章、讲话)简洁,明快She did notunderstandthe tautness in the teacher'stone.她不理解老师的明快语气。
Theauthoris first andforemostapoet, and thelinguistictautness of thebookreflectsthis.作者首先是一位诗人,反映在该书语言的简洁明快上。
Not saying much
- a few well-chosen wordsidiom
- abruptly
- abruptness
- briefly
- cat
- concisely
- conciseness
- crisp
- laconic
- monosyllabic
- monosyllabically
- not say booidiom
- pithily
- pithy
- quietly
- quietness
- reticence
- reticent
- reticently
- taciturn
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