tighten

US [ˈtaɪt(ə)n]
UK ['taɪt(ə)n]
  • v.加强；（使）变紧；使更加严格
  • Web绷紧；拉紧；拧紧
Simple Present：tightens  Present Participle：tightening  Past Tense：tightened  

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Tighten
v.
1.
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（使）变紧，更加牢固to become or make sth become tight or tighter
The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke.
系船的绳子突然绷断了。
His mouth tightened into a thin line.
他的嘴抿成了一道细缝。
to tighten a lid/screw/rope/knot
拧紧盖子╱螺钉；绷紧绳子；打紧结
The nuts weren't properly tightened and the wheel came off.
螺母没拧紧，轮子脱落了。
She tightened her grip on his arm.
她抓他的手臂抓得更紧了。
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使更加严格；加强to make sth become stricter
to tighten security
加强安全措施

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AllAll,加强加强,变紧变紧,使更加严格使更加严格,绷紧绷紧,拉紧拉紧,拧紧拧紧
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1.
Push your weight into the child seat as you tighten the seat belt to make sure the child seat is securely held.
儿童座椅推入你的体重，你收紧安全带，以确保儿童座椅安全地举行。
ér tóng zuò yǐ tuī rù nǐ de tǐ zhòng , nǐ shōu jǐn ān quán dài , yǐ què bǎo ér tóng zuò yǐ ān quán de jǔ xíng 。
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2.
It was a few days after the marriage will have to tighten its belt for tough times ahead, some people may even take the risk for the money.
有人婚后不几天便要勒紧裤带过苦日子，有些人甚至会为了钱铤而走险。
yǒu rén hūn hòu bù jǐ tiān biàn yào lēi jǐn kù dài guò kǔ rì zǐ , yǒu xiē rén shèn zhì huì wèi le qián tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn 。
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3.
They left it open-ended' with an indication of a willingness to loosen policy further rather than tighten, he said.
他们留下了调整的空间，暗示了进一步放松而非紧缩政策的意愿。
tā men liú xià le tiáo zhěng de kōng jiān , àn shì le jìn yí bù fàng sōng ér fēi jǐn suō zhèng cè de yì yuàn 。
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4.
I began to tighten up, my legs spasmed and I knew what was happening.
我开始勒紧在，上面我的腿抽筋，而且我了正在发生的东西。
wǒ kāi shǐ lēi jǐn zài , shàng mian wǒ de tuǐ chōu jīn , ér qiě wǒ le zhèng zài fā shēng de dōng xi 。
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In these days of dieting and weight watching, most people would love to be able to tighten their belt after losing a few kilograms .
从这几天关注节食和体重方面来看，大部分人瘦了几公斤而不得不勒紧他们的腰带。
cóng zhè jǐ tiān guān zhù jié shí hé tǐ zhòng fāng miàn lái kàn , dà bù fen rén shòu le jǐ gōng jīn ér bù dé bù lēi jǐn tā men de yāo dài 。
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It is now ready to be driven. Each worker along the "assembly line" has a separate job to do. Some add parts and some tighten parts.
生产线上的每一位工人都单独负责一件工作，比如，有人专门往上加部件，有人专门负责将部件拧紧。
shēng chǎn xiàn shàng de měi yī wèi gōng rén dōu dān dú fù zé yī jiàn gōng zuò , bǐ rú , yǒu rén zhuān mén wǎng shàng jiā bù jiàn , yǒu rén zhuān mén fù zé jiāng bù jiàn nǐng jǐn 。
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Meanwhile, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is trying to use a Democratic budget plan to tighten limits on government payments to farms.
另外，参议员查克•格来斯雷（衣阿华州共和党人）正打算采用民主党的预算方案来加强政府对农场付款的限制。
lìng wài , cān yì yuán chá kè • gé lái sī léi ( yī ā huá zhōu gòng hé dǎng rén ) zhèng dǎ suàn cǎi yòng mín zhǔ dǎng de yù suàn fāng àn lái jiā qiáng zhèng fǔ duì nóng chǎng fù kuǎn de xiàn zhì 。
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The crisis, he said, was like a rope with a knot in the middle: the more each side was pulled, the more the knot would tighten.
他说，危机好比一条中间打上结的绳子，两头越拉，绳结越紧。
tā shuō , wēi jī hǎo bǐ yī tiáo zhōng jiān dǎ shàng jié de shéng zǐ , liǎng tóu yuè lā , shéng jié yuè jǐn 。
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Without lifting your heel up in the air, tighten your quadriceps muscle as hard as you can for ten seconds.
向上举起你的脚后跟，绷紧你的四头肌肌肉坚持10秒。
xiàng shàng jǔ qǐ nǐ de jiǎo hòu gen , bēng jǐn nǐ de sì tóu jī jī ròu jiān chí shí miǎo 。
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After crossing the ditch where the bridge used to be, my chest began to tighten and my heart began to race.
在路过那座桥以前所在的河道时，我的胸膛开始变紧，并且心跳开始加速。
zài lù guò nà zuò qiáo yǐ qián suǒ zài de hé dào shí , wǒ de xiōng táng kāi shǐ biàn jǐn , bìng qiě xīn tiào kāi shǐ jiā sù 。
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