taut

英 [tɔːt]

美 [tɔːt]

adj.  拉紧的; 绷紧的; 显得紧张的(或焦虑的、不安的等); 肌肉结实的; 不虚胖的

比较级：tauter　现在分词：tauting　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 拉紧的；绷紧的
  stretched tightly
  1. Keep the rope taut.
     把绳子拉紧，别松开
• 显得紧张的（或焦虑的、不安的等）
  showing that you are anxious or tense
  1. Her face was taut and pale.
     她神色紧张，脸色苍白。
• 肌肉结实的；不虚胖的
  with firm muscles; not fat
  1. His body was solid and taut.
     他身体结实，肌肉发达。
• 结构严谨的；紧凑的
  tightly controlled, with no unnecessary parts in it

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 绷紧的;拉紧的
  Something that istautis stretched very tight.
  1. When muscles are taut or cold there is more chance of injury or strain...
     肌肉绷紧或受凉时更容易损伤。
  2. The clothes line is pulled taut and secured.
     晾衣绳被拉紧并系牢。
• ADJ-GRADED 肌肉结实的;健美的
  If a person or their body istaut, they are very lean with firm muscles.
  1. That summer she had shed the weight gained during pregnancy, her body was trim and taut.
     那年夏天，她减去了怀孕期间增加的体重，身材又变得修长而健美。
• ADJ-GRADED 忧虑的;紧张的
  If someone has atautexpression, they look very worried and tense.
  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。
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED (文章、电影等)结构严谨的，紧凑的
  If you describe a piece of writing or a film astaut, you mean that it is good because it is exciting and has no unnecessary details.
  1. ...Eric Rochant's 'Aux yeux du monde', a taut thriller about the kidnapping of a school bus.
     艾希·侯相导演的《在世人面前》——一部劫持校车的情节紧凑的惊悚片

英英释义

adj

• pulled or drawn tight
  1. taut sails
  2. a tight drumhead
  3. a tight rope
  Synonym:tight
• subjected to great tension
  1. the skin of his face looked drawn and tight
  2. her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow

双语例句

• I gave one desperate pull at the taut tow-rope to bring the boat alongside.
  我拼命拉住那根绷紧的缆绳，想把小艇拉过来。
• The idea is to grab the ends of the string and spin the toy quickly until it becomes taut.
  玩法也很简单，只需要用手抓住细绳的两端，然后让这个玩具快速旋转，直到绳子绷紧。
• He bandaged, his hands moving very fast and the bandage coming taut and sure.
  他开始包扎，他的手很快，绷带扎得又紧又稳。
• The country was taut and excited like an athletic competitor at the end of his training.
  这个国家象是一个体育竞赛者，在他训练完毕时那样的紧张和跃跃欲试。
• Pull the line taut to prevent it from knotting up.
  把线拉紧，以免打结。
• Redford was further compelled by the taut storytelling and artistic challenges.
  雷德福还进一步受到了紧张的故事情节和艺术性挑战的驱使。
• A handsaw with a taut thin blade; used for cutting small curves in wood.
  有拉紧的细刃片的手锯；用来在木头上切小曲线。
• Ben sat up quickly, his face taut and terrified
  本一骨碌坐了起来，表情紧张而惊恐。
• The mirages had died away and gloomily he ran his eyes along the taut blue line of the horizon.
  各种蜃景都已消失了，他郁闷地用眼睛扫着笔直的、蓝蓝的海平线。
• She began to hear her own taut, shallow breathing.
  她开始听见自己急促、微弱的呼吸。