taut

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a. 拉紧的, 整洁的, 紧张的

发音

UK /tɔːt/
US /tɔt/
/tɑt/

词形变化

tauted tauting tauts 三单 tauts tauting 现在分词 tauted 过去式 tauted 过去分词 tauter 比较级 tauter tautest tautest 最高级

别名

taught

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make taut; to tauten, to tighten.

    及物
adj. C1
  1. 1.

    Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.

    比喻
  2. 2.

    Not flabby; firm, toned; (of a person) having a lean, strong body.

  3. 3.

    Containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled.

    媒体
  4. 4.

    Experiencing anxiety or stress.

    比喻
  5. 5.

    Neat and well-disciplined; (by extension) efficient and in order.

    航海 交通
  6. 6.

    Strong; uncompromising.

    烹饪

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

tight

近义相关 1

tense

相关短语

taut hand taut hands

词源

The adjective is derived from Middle English taught [and other forms], Early Middle English tohte, towehte (“strained, stretched; distended; tight; firm”), probably from tough, touth, touʒth, toʒt (“powerful, strong; fierce, violent; not tender, tough; hardy, resilient; steadfast, stout; difficult to do or endure”) and possibly influenced by togen, towen, past participle of ten (“to extend, stretch out; to drag, haul, pull, tow, tug”) (modern English tee (“(obsolete) to draw, lead; to draw away; to go, proceed”)), or directly from its etymon Old English tēon (“to drag, draw, pull”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to draw, pull”)) The word may be related to thight (“(dialectal) compact, dense; close-fitting, tight”) and tight; and is cognate with Scots tacht, taght (“taut”). The verb is probably derived from the adjective.

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