Taut
[tɔːt] or [tɔt]
解释:
(adj.) pulled or drawn tight; 'taut sails'; 'a tight drumhead'; 'a tight rope' .
(adj.) subjected to great tension; stretched tight; 'the skin of his face looked drawn and tight'; 'her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow' .
卡梅拉校对--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.
(a.) Snug; close; firm; secure.
整理:保罗
解释:
adj. tightly drawn: in good condition.—v.t. Taut′en to make tight.—n. Taut′ness.
亚伯整理
例句:
- The country was taut and excited like an athletic competitor at the end of his training. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- She seemed upset and taut. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
- If that did not happen, and if the belt was made taut suddenly, the armature burned out--which it did with disconcerting frequency. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- The gypsy was holding the lead rope with the pack-horse pulling his head taut behind him. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
- I held the taut line and felt the faint pulsing of the spinner revolving while I looked at the dark November water of the lake and the deserted shore. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
- A quick jerk drew it taut. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- If the wires were stretched taut in the summer, there would not be sufficient leeway for the contraction which accompanies cold weather, and in winter they would snap. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
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