taut

英 [tɔːt]      美 [tɑːt]
  • 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。
2. She began to hear her own taut, shallow breathing.
她开始听见自己急促、微弱的呼吸。
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。
4. Keep the rope taut.
把绳子拉紧,别松开
5. The skin of the drum is taut.
鼓皮绷得很紧.

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