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🔑 tight BrE /taɪt / NAmE /taɪt / adjective (tight·er , tight·est ➤ firm 牢固 🔑 held or fixed in position firmly ; difficult to move or undo ◆ He kept a tight grip on her arm . ◆ She twisted her hair into a tight knot . ◆ The screw was so tight that it wouldn't move . ➤ clothes 衣服 🔑 fitting closely to your body and sometimes uncomfortable ◆ She was wearing a tight pair of jeans . ◆ These shoes are much too tight . ◆ The new sweater was a tight fit . OPP loose ➡ see also skintight ➤ control 控制 🔑 very strict and firm ◆ to keep tight control over sth ◆ We need tighter security at the airport . ➤ stretched 拉伸 🔑 stretched or pulled so that it cannot stretch much further ◆ The rope was stretched tight . ➤ close together 紧密靠拢 [ usually before noun ] with things or people packed closely together , leaving little space between them ◆ There was a tight group of people around the speaker . ◆ With six of us in the car it was a tight squeeze . ➤ money /time 金钱；时间 difficult to manage with because there is not enough ◆ We have a very tight budget . ◆ The president has a tight schedule today . ➤ expression /voice 表情；嗓音 looking or sounding anxious , upset , angry , etc . ◆ 'I'm sorry ,' she said , with a tight smile . ➡ see also uptight (1 ➤ part of body 身体部位 feeling painful or uncomfortable because of illness or emotion SYN constricted ◆ He complained of having a tight chest . ◆ Her throat felt tight , just looking at her baby . ➤ relationship 关系 having a close relationship with sb else or with other people ◆ It was a tight community and newcomers were not welcome . ➡ see also tight-knit ➤ bend /curve 弯曲；曲线 curving suddenly rather than gradually ◆ The driver slowed down at a tight bend in the road . ◆ The plane flew around in a tight circle . ➤ contest /race 竞赛；赛跑 with runners , teams , etc . that seem to be equally good SYN close 2 ◆ a tight race ➤ not generous 不慷慨 (informal disapproving not wanting to spend much money ; not generous SYN mean ◆ He's very tight with his money . ➤ drunk 喝醉 [ not usually before noun ] (old-fashioned informal drunk SYN tipsy ➤ -tight 密封 (in compounds 构成复合词 not allowing the substance mentioned to enter ◆ measures to make your home weathertight ➡ see also airtight , watertight (1 ▸ tight·ness BrE /ˈtaɪtnəs / NAmE /ˈtaɪtnəs / noun [ U ] ● to keep a tight ˈrein on sb /sth to control sb /sth carefully or strictly ● run a tight ˈship to organize sth in a very efficient way , controlling other people very closely ● a tight ˈspot /ˈcorner a very difficult or dangerous situation 🔑 tight BrE /taɪt / NAmE /taɪt / adverb (tight·er , tight·est closely and firmly ; tightly ◆ Hold tight ◆ My suitcase was packed tight . ◆ His fists were clenched tight . ● ˌsit ˈtight to stay where you are rather than moving away or changing position ◆ We sat tight and waited to be rescued . to stay in the same situation , without changing your mind or taking any action ◆ Shareholders are being advised to sit tight until the crisis passes . ● sleep ˈtight (informal used especially to children before they go to bed to say that you hope they sleep well ◆ Goodnight , sleep tight ! tight / tightly Tight and tightly are both adverbs that come from the adjective tight . They have the same meaning, but tight is often used instead of tightly after a verb, especially in informal language, and in compounds. * tight 和 tightly 均为源自形容词 tight 的副词，意思相同，但在动词后，尤其在非正式用语和复合词中，常用 tight 代替 tightly ： ◆ packed tight 塞得紧紧的 ◆ a tight-fitting lid 严实的盖子 Before a past participle tightly is used. 过去分词前用 tightly ： ◆ clusters of tightly packed flowers 一簇簇密集的花
