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taut

英 [tɔːt] 美[tɔt]
  • adj. 拉紧的;紧张的;整洁的
  • vt. 使纠缠;使缠结
  • n. (Taut)人名;(德)陶特

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词态变化


比较级: tauter;最高级: tautest;副词: tautly;名词: tautness;

助记提示


谐音“拖它”。

中文词源


taut 拉紧的

来自中古英语 tought,拉紧的,可能来自 tough 变体。

英文词源


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.

双语例句


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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She began to hear her own taut, shallow breathing.
她开始听见自己急促、微弱的呼吸。

来自柯林斯例句

3. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Keep the rope taut.
把绳子拉紧,别松开

来自《权威词典》

5. The skin of the drum is taut.
鼓皮绷得很紧.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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