taut

英 [tɔːt]

美 [tɔːt]

adj.  拉紧的; 绷紧的; 显得紧张的(或焦虑的、不安的等); 肌肉结实的; 不虚胖的

比较级：tauter　现在分词：tauting　

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Collins.1 / BNC.10555 / COCA.10415

牛津词典

adj.

• 拉紧的；绷紧的
  stretched tightly
  1. Keep the rope taut.
     把绳子拉紧，别松开
• 显得紧张的（或焦虑的、不安的等）
  showing that you are anxious or tense
  1. Her face was taut and pale.
     她神色紧张，脸色苍白。
• 肌肉结实的；不虚胖的
  with firm muscles; not fat
  1. His body was solid and taut.
     他身体结实，肌肉发达。
• 结构严谨的；紧凑的
  tightly controlled, with no unnecessary parts in it

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 绷紧的;拉紧的
  Something that istautis stretched very tight.
  1. When muscles are taut or cold there is more chance of injury or strain...
     肌肉绷紧或受凉时更容易损伤。
  2. The clothes line is pulled taut and secured.
     晾衣绳被拉紧并系牢。
• ADJ-GRADED 肌肉结实的;健美的
  If a person or their body istaut, they are very lean with firm muscles.
  1. That summer she had shed the weight gained during pregnancy, her body was trim and taut.
     那年夏天，她减去了怀孕期间增加的体重，身材又变得修长而健美。
• ADJ-GRADED 忧虑的;紧张的
  If someone has atautexpression, they look very worried and tense.
  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. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED (文章、电影等)结构严谨的，紧凑的
  If you describe a piece of writing or a film astaut, you mean that it is good because it is exciting and has no unnecessary details.
  1. ...Eric Rochant's 'Aux yeux du monde', a taut thriller about the kidnapping of a school bus.
     艾希·侯相导演的《在世人面前》——一部劫持校车的情节紧凑的惊悚片

英英释义

adj

• pulled or drawn tight
  1. taut sails
  2. a tight drumhead
  3. a tight rope
  Synonym:tight
• subjected to great tension
  1. the skin of his face looked drawn and tight
  2. her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow

双语例句

• A handsaw with a taut thin blade; used for cutting small curves in wood.
  有拉紧的细刃片的手锯；用来在木头上切小曲线。
• A musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound.
  拉紧弦能够产生声源的乐器。
• Ben sat up quickly, his face taut and terrified
  本一骨碌坐了起来，表情紧张而惊恐。
• Redford was further compelled by the taut storytelling and artistic challenges.
  雷德福还进一步受到了紧张的故事情节和艺术性挑战的驱使。
• The mirages had died away and gloomily he ran his eyes along the taut blue line of the horizon.
  各种蜃景都已消失了，他郁闷地用眼睛扫着笔直的、蓝蓝的海平线。
• Across what instrument are we stretched taut?
  我们被拉在什么样的乐器上？
• He waved his arm at the taut wire of the horizon.
  他挥臂指向笔直的地平线。
• The idea is to grab the ends of the string and spin the toy quickly until it becomes taut.
  玩法也很简单，只需要用手抓住细绳的两端，然后让这个玩具快速旋转，直到绳子绷紧。
• The tent itself is created from a steel structure with a taut elastic waterproof material with translucent properties.
  帐篷的材料是绷紧的、有弹性的半透明防水材料，结构材料是钢。
• So stand up straight and keep your back and stomach muscles taut.
  因为你腰部周围的肌肉群同时也支撑你的的脊柱，因此站直了，就能保持你的背部和腹部肌肉紧凑。