tighten
英 ['taɪt(ə)n]
美['taɪtn]
- vt. 变紧;使变紧
- vi. 绷紧;变紧
考试真题
- They had to tighten their belts.
出自-2012年12月阅读原文
- Health and environmental advocates have long urged U.S.government agencies to tighten the use of some of the 11 chemicals the report cites and called for more studies on their long-term effects.
2015年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A
- You can expect that noose (束缚) to continue to tighten.
2017年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
- Nations would not need to tighten their emissions targets.
2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项
- Now, several states are moving to tighten laws by adding new regulations for opting out.
2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
- To meet this minimum goal, the agreement requires countries to tighten emissions targets every five years.
2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
双语例句
- 1. An attempt by anti-abortionists to tighten the rules was defeated.
- 反堕胎者所作的加强法规的尝试失败了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The United States plans to tighten the economic sanctions currently in place.
- 美国计划加大现有经济制裁的力度。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. I used my thumbnail to tighten the screw on my lamp.
- 我用拇指指甲把台灯上的螺钉拧紧了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Until this week, every attempt to tighten up the law had failed.
- 到本周为止,一切旨在严格执法的努力都失败了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. He accused ministers of breaking election pledges to tighten up on immigration.
- 他指责部长们没有兑现在竞选中许下的加强移民管制的诺言。
来自柯林斯例句