單詞
taut
英 [t??t]
美[t?t]
基本信息
- adj. 拉緊的；緊張的；整潔的
- vt. 使糾纏；使纏結(jié)
- n. (Taut)人名；(德)陶特
GRETEM8低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
比較級:?tauter;最高級:?tautest;副詞:?tautly;名詞:?tautness;
助記提示
諧音“拖它”。
中文詞源
taut 拉緊的
來自中古英語 tought,拉緊的，可能來自 tough 變體。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Ben sat up quickly, his face taut and terrified.
- 本一骨碌坐了起來，表情緊張而驚恐。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She began to hear her own taut, shallow breathing.
- 她開始聽見自己急促、微弱的呼吸。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Little by little she lost the taut, strained air of perpetual anxiety.
- 長期焦慮帶來的緊張而疲憊的神色從她臉上慢慢消失了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Keep the rope taut.
- 把繩子拉緊，別松開
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. The skin of the drum is taut.
- 鼓皮繃得很緊.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》