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

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