tighten

tight,拉紧的，-en,使。

tighten (v.)

"to make tight," 1727; the earlier verb was simply tight, from Old English tyhtan, from the root of tight. Related: Tightened; tightening.

1. An attempt by anti-abortionists to tighten the rules was defeated.

反堕胎者所作的加强法规的尝试失败了。

2. The United States plans to tighten the economic sanctions currently in place.

美国计划加大现有经济制裁的力度。

3. I used my thumbnail to tighten the screw on my lamp.

我用拇指指甲把台灯上的螺钉拧紧了。

4. Until this week, every attempt to tighten up the law had failed.

到本周为止，一切旨在严格执法的努力都失败了。

5. He accused ministers of breaking election pledges to tighten up on immigration.

他指责部长们没有兑现在竞选中许下的加强移民管制的诺言。