单词
tighten
读音
ˈtaɪtn
美式 ˈtaɪtn
英式 ˈtaɪtn
词根
“Tighten”中的“tight”是词根,代表“紧”的含义;“-en”则是动词后缀,使得“tight”从形容词变为动词,“tighten”具有“使…变紧”的含义。 类似的单词有:"lengthen" (使…变长),"whiten" (使…变白),"strengthen" (使…变强)。
释义
["vt. 变紧;使变紧\n vi. 绷紧;变紧\n \n [\n 第三人称单数\n tightens\n 现在分词\n tightening\n 过去式\n tightened\n 过去分词\n tightened\n ]"]
例句
Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.
一些国家紧缩货币政策以避免通货膨胀。
The government has decided to tighten its immigration policy.
政府已决定收紧其移民政策。
The thought of Nick made her throat tighten.
一想到尼克就会让她的喉咙发紧。
Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.
一些国家紧缩货币政策以避免通货膨胀。
The government has decided to tighten its immigration policy.
政府已决定收紧其移民政策。
The thought of Nick made her throat tighten.
一想到尼克就会让她的喉咙发紧。
强化记忆
“Tighten”的词根是“tight”,思考一下当你拉紧某样东西时,物体或绳子的状态便会变得“tight”,于是得出“tighten”的含义。
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and my mother with her hijab and long flowy dresseswould tighten her hand around my small fingersas she stood up against weathered comments like,
will merge with that anitparticle to—poof!— both annihilate.The circle will tighten to make a smaller circle,and the process will repeat until just one particle of matter remains.
and that the physical barrier of the epidermis has been compromised.As the blood vessels tighten to minimize the bleeding,in a process known as vasoconstriction,
the idea that even rich countries need to tighten their belts,has taken hold.
so your brain appeals to other muscles for help.You plant your feet, tighten your belly, and tense your back,generating enough force to yank it open.
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