taut

Word family verbtautenadverbtautlynountautnessadjectivetautittauttawtie

taut /tɔːt $ tɒːt/ adjectiveadj → tort, taught

1 TIGHTstretched tight 拉紧的，绷紧的 OPP slack

The rope was stretched taut.

绳子绷紧了。

→4 See picture of 见图 SLACK 1

2 WORRIEDshowing signs of worry, anger etc and not relaxed 忧虑的；紧张不安的 SYN tense

a taut smile

忧虑的笑容

Catherine looked upset, her face taut.

凯瑟琳显得心绪不宁，脸色紧张。

3 having firm muscles 肌肉结实的

her taut brown body

她那黝黑结实的身体

4 a taut book, film, or play is exciting and does not have any unnecessary parts 〔书、电影、戏剧〕结构严谨的，紧凑的

a taut thriller

情节紧凑的惊悚小说

Examples from the Corpus

taut• The skin of his face felt dry and taut.• I liked him instantly, especially as he was a fitness fanatic and his body was solid and taut.• The muscles in his neck were taut and prominent.• The backs of his thighs were bulging, his hamstrings taut as guy wires.• A single strand of taut barbed wire was strung along the top of the garden wall.• He asked a student to hold a rubber band taut between her hands.• The taut dialogue raises a squirming smorgasbord of questions about the potential for bedlam when our profound individual differences are ignored.• Just for a moment she remained very still, her senses taut, enjoying the light caress of his fingers.• Within a fortnight, Kate was white and taut from lack of sleep and anxiety, but Toby was blooming.• He massaged the taut muscles of her neck.• taut stomach muscles• His new film is a taut suspenseful thriller.

Origin taut

(1200-1300) Perhaps from tough

词汇	taut
释义	taut Word family verbtautenadverbtautlynountautnessadjectivetautittauttawtie taut /tɔːt $ tɒːt/ adjectiveadj → tort, taught 1 TIGHTstretched tight 拉紧的，绷紧的 OPP slack The rope was stretched taut. 绳子绷紧了。 →4 See picture of 见图 SLACK 1 2 WORRIEDshowing signs of worry, anger etc and not relaxed 忧虑的；紧张不安的 SYN tense a taut smile 忧虑的笑容 Catherine looked upset, her face taut. 凯瑟琳显得心绪不宁，脸色紧张。 3 having firm muscles 肌肉结实的 her taut brown body 她那黝黑结实的身体 4 a taut book, film, or play is exciting and does not have any unnecessary parts 〔书、电影、戏剧〕结构严谨的，紧凑的 a taut thriller 情节紧凑的惊悚小说 Examples from the Corpus taut• The skin of his face felt dry and taut.• I liked him instantly, especially as he was a fitness fanatic and his body was solid and taut.• The muscles in his neck were taut and prominent.• The backs of his thighs were bulging, his hamstrings taut as guy wires.• A single strand of taut barbed wire was strung along the top of the garden wall.• He asked a student to hold a rubber band taut between her hands.• The taut dialogue raises a squirming smorgasbord of questions about the potential for bedlam when our profound individual differences are ignored.• Just for a moment she remained very still, her senses taut, enjoying the light caress of his fingers.• Within a fortnight, Kate was white and taut from lack of sleep and anxiety, but Toby was blooming.• He massaged the taut muscles of her neck.• taut stomach muscles• His new film is a taut suspenseful thriller. Origin taut (1200-1300) Perhaps from tough
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