音标:[tɒ:t] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 拉紧的, 整洁的, 紧张的
s. pulled or drawn tight
s. subjected to great tension; stretched tight
词型变化:形容词比较级 : tauter ; 形容词最高级 : tautest
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
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taut的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. If a bow-string is too taut, it will snap.拉得太紧,弓弦就会断。
  2. The lovely mouth was taut with irony.漂亮的嘴讥讽地绷紧着。
  3. He had a taut expression on his face, apparently very angry.他脸紧绷绷的,像很生气的样子。
  4. As she rubbed those taut muscles, she hummed and prayed.她一边蹭着紧张的肌肉,一边嘟嘟囔囔地祈祷着。
  5. He waved his arm at the taut wire of the horizon.他挥臂指向笔直的地平线。

词汇搭配

  • taut.=tautology
  • taut-相同的
  • taut tape switch纸带拉紧开关...
  • taut wire紧拉钢线
  • taut pulse弦脉
  • taut tape attachment拉带附件
  • taut-wire traverse测海上距离用张绳...
  • taut market紧张的市场
  • taut band紧带
  • hand taut用手劲尽量拉紧的...
  • taut planning突击计划
  • taut airship软式飞艇

经典引文

  • Perceptible slackening of the taut muscles of his mouth.

    出自:M. Sinclair
  • My nerves are taut as fiddle strings.

    出自:V. Woolf
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