taut
英 [t??t]
美[t?t]
- adj. 拉紧的；紧张的；整洁的
- vt. 使纠缠；使缠结
- n. (Taut)人名；(德)陶特
GRETEM8低频词扩展词汇
词态变化
比较级:?tauter;最高级:?tautest;副词:?tautly;名词:?tautness;
助记提示
谐音“拖它”。
中文词源
taut 拉紧的
来自中古英语 tought,拉紧的，可能来自 tough 变体。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She began to hear her own taut, shallow breathing.
- 她开始听见自己急促、微弱的呼吸。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Keep the rope taut.
- 把绳子拉紧，别松开
来自《权威词典》
- 5. The skin of the drum is taut.
- 鼓皮绷得很紧.
来自《简明英汉词典》