英汉词典

tight 基本解释

• adj. 紧的；密封的；绷紧的；麻烦的；严厉的；没空的；吝啬的
• adv. 紧紧地；彻底地
• n. (Tight)人名；(英)泰特

tight 词态变化

tight 中文词源

来自中古英语 thight,拉紧的，来自 Proto-Germanic*thinhtaz,拉紧的，来自 PIE*tenkt,紧的，厚 的，来自 PIE*ten,伸长，拉紧，词源同 tenure,tense.-ght,过去分词格，词源同 bright,caught. 引申诸相关词义。

tight 英文词源

tight

tight: [14] Tight originally meant ‘dense’ (‘His squire rode all night in a wood that was full tight’, Torrent of Portugal 1435). It appears to have been an alteration of an earlier thight ‘dense, thickset’, which was borrowed from Old Norse théttr ‘watertight, dense’. And this, like German and Dutch dicht ‘dense, close’, came from a prehistoric Germanic *thingkhtaz, whose other relatives include Lithuanian tankus ‘thick, standing close together’, Irish contēcim ‘coagulate’, and Sanskrit tañc- ‘contract’. The sense ‘firmly fixed’ developed in the 16th century, ‘drunk’ in the 19th century.

tight (adj.)

c. 1400, tyght "dense, close, compact," from Middle English thight, from Old Norse þettr "watertight, close in texture, solid," and also from Old English -þiht (compare second element in meteþiht "stout from eating"), both from Proto-Germanic *thinhta- (cognates: Middle High German dihte "dense, thick," German dicht "dense, tight," Old High German gidigan, German gediegen "genuine, solid, worthy"), from PIE root *tenk- (2) "to become firm, curdle, thicken" (cognates: Irish techt "curdled, coagulated," Lithuanian tankus "close, tight," Persian tang "tight," Sanskrit tanakti "draws together, contracts").

Sense of "drawn, stretched" is from 1570s; meaning "fitting closely" (as of garments) is from 1779; that of "evenly matched" (of a contest, bargain, etc.) is from 1828, American English; that of "drunk" is from 1830. Of persons, "close, intimate, sympathetic" from 1956. From 1670s as an adverb; to sit tight is from 1738; sleep tight as a salutation in sending someone off to bed is by 1871. Related: Tightly; tightness. Tight-assed "unwilling to relax" is attested from 1903. Tight-laced is recorded from 1741 in both the literal and figurative senses. Tight-lipped is first attested 1872.

tight 词组搭配

tight 英文释义

1. closely constrained or constricted or constricting;

"tight skirts"

"he hated tight starched collars"

"fingers closed in a tight fist"

"a tight feeling in his chest"

2. pulled or drawn tight;

"taut sails"

"a tight drumhead"

"a tight rope"

3. set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration;

"in tight formation"

"a tight blockade"

4. pressed tightly together;

"with lips compressed"

5. used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity;

"a mean person"

"he left a miserly tip"

6. affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow;

"tight money"

"a tight market"

7. of such close construction as to be impermeable;

"a tight roof"

"warm in our tight little house"

8. of textiles;

"a close weave"

"smooth percale with a very tight weave"

9. securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid;

"the bolts are tight"

10. (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched;

"a close contest"

"a close election"

"a tight game"

11. very drunk

12. exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent;

"a nasty problem"

"a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"

13. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures;

"rigorous discipline"

"tight security"

"stringent safety measures"

14. packed closely together;

"the stood in a tight little group"

"hair in tight curls"

"the pub was packed tight"

tight 双语例句

1. It is better to stretch the tight muscles first.

最好先伸展一下僵硬的肌肉。

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2. She walked off the plane in a miniskirt and tight top.

她身穿迷你裙和紧身上衣走下了飞机。

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3. He held on tight but she prised it from his fingers.

他抓得很紧，但她还是掰开他的手，把它拿走了。

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4. Sarah came forward with a tight and angry face.

萨拉走上前来，紧绷着脸，怒气冲冲。

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5. Just hold tight to my hand and follow along.

抓紧我的手，跟着我。

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tight 实用场景例句

He kept a tight grip on her arm.

他紧紧握住她的胳膊。

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She twisted her hair into a tight knot.

她把头发紧紧地挽了个发髻。

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The screw was so tight that it wouldn't move.

螺丝钉太紧，拧不开。

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She was wearing a tight pair of jeans.

她穿着一条紧身牛仔裤。

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These shoes are much too tight.

这双鞋太紧了。

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The new sweater was a tight fit .

这件新毛衣很贴身。

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She walked off the plane in a miniskirt and tight top...

她身穿迷你裙和紧身上衣走下了飞机。

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His jeans were too tight.

他的牛仔裤太紧了。

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She just fell into my arms, clutching me tight for a moment...

她正好跌进我的怀里，一时间紧紧地抓着我。

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Just hold tight to my hand and follow along...

抓紧我的手，跟着我。

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The measures include tight control of media coverage...

那些措施包括对媒体报道的严格管制。

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The Government were prepared to keep a tight hold on public sector pay rises...

政府准备严格控制公共部门的工资增长。

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The baby lay on his back with his eyes closed tight...

那个婴儿仰面躺着，两眼紧闭。

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I keep the flour and sugar in individual jars, sealed tight with their glass lids...

我把面粉和食糖分别放在罐子里，并将玻璃盖子紧紧地盖上。

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My skin feels tight and lacking in moisture...

我的皮肤感觉紧巴巴的，缺少水分。

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Pull the elastic tight and knot the ends.

把橡皮筋拽紧，两头打上结。

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She curled up in a tight ball, with her knees tucked up at her chin...

她蜷缩成一团，膝盖抵着下巴。

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The men came in a tight group.

那些男人密密匝匝地来了。

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It is better to stretch the tight muscles first...

最好先伸展一下僵硬的肌肉。

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Sarah came forward with a tight and angry face...

萨拉走上前来，紧绷着脸，怒气冲冲。

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We're a tight group, so we do keep in touch.

我们关系很铁，所以的确保持着联系。

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They collided on a tight bend and both cars were extensively damaged.

他们在一个急转弯处相撞，两辆车均严重受损。

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It's difficult to cram everything into a tight schedule...

日程紧，很难把所有事情都安排进去。

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Emma is on a tight budget for clothes...

埃玛预算很紧，没有多少钱买衣裳。

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It was a very tight match...

参赛双方不分伯仲。

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The most recent polls predict a tight three-way race.

最近的调查显示，这将是一场三方激烈角逐的比赛。

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What about getting new ones — Are you so tight you won't even spend three roubles?

买些新的怎样——你就小气到连3个卢布也不肯掏吗？

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That puts the president in a tight spot if the vote is not a resounding 'yes'...

如果投票结果不是一个响亮的“是”，总统的处境就不妙了。

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They teach you to use your head to get out of a tight corner.

他们教你开动脑筋，摆脱困境。

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Good night, Davey. Sleep tight.

晚安，戴维。睡个好觉。

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