taut
英 [tɔːt]
美 [tɔt]
- adj. 拉紧的；紧张的；整洁的
- vt. 使纠缠；使缠结
- n. (Taut)人名；(德)陶特
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谐音“拖它”。
taut 拉紧的来自中古英语 tought,拉紧的，可能来自 tough 变体。
- taut (adj.)
- mid-13c., tohte "stretched or pulled tight," possibly from tog-, past participle stem of Old English teon "to pull, drag," from Proto-Germanic *tugn, from PIE *deuk- "to lead" (see duke (n.)), which would connect it to tow (v.) and tie. Related: Tautness.
- 1. Ben sat up quickly, his face taut and terrified.
- 本一骨碌坐了起来，表情紧张而惊恐。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She began to hear her own taut, shallow breathing.
- 她开始听见自己急促、微弱的呼吸。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Little by little she lost the taut, strained air of perpetual anxiety.
- 长期焦虑带来的紧张而疲惫的神色从她脸上慢慢消失了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Keep the rope taut.
- 把绳子拉紧，别松开
来自《权威词典》
- 5. The skin of the drum is taut.
- 鼓皮绷得很紧.
来自《简明英汉词典》
