tightening

英 [ˈtaɪtnɪŋ]

美 [ˈtaɪtnɪŋ]

v.  (使)变紧，更加牢固; 使更加严格; 加强
tighten的现在分词

现在分词：tightening　

化学

BNC.14862 / COCA.17266

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG 抓紧;攥紧
  If youtightenyour grip on something, or if your griptightens, you hold the thing more firmly or securely.
  1. Luke answered by tightening his grip on her shoulder...
     卢克的回应就是把她的肩头抓得更紧了。
  2. Her arms tightened about his neck in gratitude...
     她充满感激，把他的脖子搂得更紧了。
  3. Stefano's grip tightened and his tone became colder.
     斯蒂芬诺的手抓得更紧了，语气也更冷了。
• V-ERG 绷紧，拉紧(绳、链)
  If youtightena rope or chain, or if ittightens, it is stretched or pulled hard until it is straight.
  1. The anchorman flung his whole weight back, tightening the rope...
     那个压阵队员使尽了全身力气往后拽，把绳子拉得紧紧的。
  2. The cables tightened and he was lifted gradually from the deck.
     缆绳绷紧了，他被慢慢地吊离了甲板。
• V-ERG (对…)严加控制;(使)加强控制
  If a government or organizationtightensits grip on a group of people or an activity, or if its griptightens, it begins to have more control over it.
  1. He knows he has considerable support for his plans to tighten his grip on the machinery of central government...
     他清楚有相当多的人支持他对中央政府机构加强控制的计划。
  2. As the regime's grip on the mainland tightened over the next few years, hundreds of thousands more people fled south.
     随着后来几年那个政权加强对大陆的控制，又有数十万人逃往南方。
• VERB 拧紧，旋紧(螺钉、螺丝帽等)
  When youtightena screw, nut, or other device, you turn it or move it so that it is more firmly in place or holds something more firmly.
  1. 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。
  2. All the bolts were fully tightened.
     所有的螺钉都拧紧了。
  3. Tighten upmeans the same astighten.
     tighten up 同 tighten
  4. It's important to tighten up the wheels properly, otherwise they vibrate loose and fall off.
     把轮子拧紧是很重要的，否则它们会因振动松动、脱落。
• VERB (身体局部)变僵硬，产生憋闷感，产生阻塞感
  If a part of your bodytightens, the muscles in it become tense and stiff, for example because you are angry or afraid.
  1. Sofia's throat had tightened and she couldn't speak...
     索菲娅喉咙哽住了，说不出话来。
  2. She saw his jaw tighten and his face lose its colour.
     她看见他的下巴绷紧，脸色煞白。
• VERB 使(规定、政策、制度)更加严格；使更加有效
  If someone in authoritytightensa rule, a policy, or a system, they make it stricter or more efficient.
  1. 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。
  2. They have tightened security along the border...
     他们加强了边境的安全工作。
  3. Take-off and landing procedures have been tightened after two jets narrowly escaped disaster.
     在两架喷气机差点出事故之后，起飞和降落的操作规程更加严格了。
  4. Tighten upmeans the same astighten.
     tighten up 同 tighten
  5. 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。
  6. 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。
• totightenyourbelt→ see:belt

英英释义

noun

• the act of making something tighter
  1. the tightening of economic controls

双语例句

• Boylan plays with language, letting the prose sprawl about before tightening it suddenly to great effect
  博伊兰随心所欲地驾驭着语言，先是任文章自由铺展，然后猛地收住，产生了绝好的效果。
• China had already begun to implement tightening measures when it raised interest rates and increased reserve requirements last month.
  中国已经开始实施一些紧缩措施&上个月提高了利率，并且提高了存款准备金要求。
• Now suppose that, instead of keeping calm, the authorities are frightened into premature monetary and fiscal tightening.
  现在假设一下，如果各国政府不是保持冷静，而是被吓得过早实施了货币和财政紧缩政策。
• Such statistics have lessened the need for the US Federal Reserve to be aggressive in tightening monetary policy.
  这类统计数据降低了美联储大幅紧缩货币政策的必要性。
• The anchorman flung his whole weight back, tightening the rope
  那个压阵队员使尽了全身力气往后拽，把绳子拉得紧紧的。
• I regulate the tempo by tightening and loosening.
  节奏调控收紧和放松有高有低。
• Banks have responded to loan losses by tightening lending standards and reducing credit lines.
  银行已通过拉紧出借标准和降低信用额度，对贷款损失作出反应。
• The tightening of credit since the crisis has only exacerbated this anxiety.
  危机以来对信贷的收紧加重了这一担忧。
• It needs tightening up a little.
  它还需要再收紧些。
• The rebels are tightening the noose around the capital
  叛乱分子正在收紧对首都的包围。