taut·enBrE/ˈtɔːtn/NAmE/ˈtɔːtn/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theytautenBrE/ˈtɔːtn/NAmE/ˈtɔːtn/present simple - he / she / ittautensBrE/ˈtɔːtnz/NAmE/ˈtɔːtnz/past simpletautenedBrE/ˈtɔːtnd/NAmE/ˈtɔːtnd/past participletautenedBrE/ˈtɔːtnd/NAmE/ˈtɔːtnd/ -ing formtauteningBrE/ˈtɔːtnɪŋ/NAmE/ˈtɔːtnɪŋ/[I, T]~ (sth)tobecometaut; to make sth taut(使)拉紧,绷紧