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tight
adj
(-er, -est)
1 fixed, fastened or drawn together firmly; hard to move or undo 牢的; 紧的; 不松动的; 难解开的: a tight knot 系紧的结
I can´t get the cork out of the bottle it´s too tight. 我无法把瓶塞拔出来--太紧了.
The drawer is so tight I can´t open it. 这抽屉太紧了, 我打不开.
keep a tight hold on the rope 紧紧抓住绳子.
2
(a) fitting closely 紧密相合的
a tight joint 紧密的接合处
These shoes are too tight for me. 这双鞋我穿著太紧.
a tight ship, ie one that does not leak 不漏水的船
tight (ie strict) controls 严密的控制.
(b) (in compound adjs 用以构成复合形容词) made so that a specified thing cannot get in or out 不漏的; 不透的:`airtight * `watertight.
3
(a) with things or people arrangedclosely 紧密的; 密集的
a tight mass of fibres 很紧的一团纤维
a tight schedule, ie leaving little time to spare 紧凑的日程安排.
(b) (of a game, etc) evenly contested (指比赛等)势均力敌的
a tight race, match, contest, etc 棋鼓相当的赛跑、 比赛、 竞争等.
4 fully stretched; taut 绷紧的; 拉紧的
a tight rope, belt, rein, etc 拉紧的绳子、 带子、 缰绳等
My chest feels rather tight, eg because of asthma. 我觉得胸闷憋气(如因哮喘所致).
5 [usu pred 通常作表语]
(infml 口) drunk 喝醉酒
got a bit tight at the party 在聚会上喝得有些醉.
6 (finance 财)
(a) (of money) not easy to obtain, eg on loan from banks (指钱)难得到的(如银行贷款).
(b) (of the money market) in which credit is severely restricted (指金融市场)银根紧的.
7 (infml 口) stingy; miserly 小气的; 抠搜; 吝啬的
She´s tight with her money. 她在钱上特别抠唆.
8 (idm 习语) keep a tight `rein on sb/sth allow little freedom to sb/sth 对某人[某事物]严加约束. a ,tight `squeeze cramped or crowded situation 密集; 拥挤
We managed to get all the luggage into the car but it was a tight squeeze. 我们总算把行李都塞进汽车里了, 不过挤得要命. tight, adv
1 tightly 紧; 紧紧地; 牢牢地 (not used beforea past participle
packed tight but tightly packed 过去分词之前不用tight而用tightly
packed tight及tightly packed): Hold tight! 抓紧了!
2 (idm 习语) sit tight => sit. sleep tight => sleep2.
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