tighten

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六级雅思 Collins 2

v. make tight or tighter
v. become tight or tighter

vt. 勒紧, 使变紧
vi. 变紧, 绷紧

Collins 星级

4,294

BNC 频率

4,536

使用频率

tighten 由词根 tight（紧的）和动词后缀 -en（使...成为）组成，表示“使变得紧”。

例句

1. Please tighten the screws on the chair so it doesn't wobble.

请把椅子的螺丝拧紧，这样它就不会晃动了。

2. She needs to tighten her schedule to fit in more study time.

她需要调整日程以便腾出更多的学习时间。

3. The coach told the team to tighten their defense in the second half of the game.

教练告诉球队在比赛下半场要加强防守。