Taut
[tɔːt] or [tɔt]
解釋/意思:
(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' .
卡梅拉校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.
(a.) Snug; close; firm; secure.
整理:保罗
解釋/意思:
adj. tightly drawn: in good condition.—v.t. Taut′en to make tight.—n. Taut′ness.
亚伯整理
例句/造句/用法:
- The country was taut and excited like an athletic competitor at the end of his training. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- She seemed upset and taut. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,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. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- The gypsy was holding the lead rope with the pack-horse pulling his head taut behind him. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- 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. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- A quick jerk drew it taut. 愛德格·賴斯·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. 科學通論.
艾莉森校對