| 单词 | taut |
| 释义 | taut (tɔːt ) Word forms: tauter , tautest 1. adjective Something that is taut is stretched very tight. When muscles are taut or cold there is more chance of injury or strain. The clothes line is pulled taut and secured. Synonyms: tight, stretched, rigid, tightly stretched 2. graded adjective If a person or their body is taut, they are very lean with firm muscles. That summer she had shed the weight gained during pregnancy, her body was trim and taut. 3. adjective If someone has a taut expression, they look very worried and tense. Ben sat up quickly, his face taut and terrified. Little by little she lost the taut, strained air of perpetual anxiety. 4. graded adjective If you describe a piece of writing or a film as taut, you mean that it is good because it is exciting and has no unnecessary details. [approval] ...Eric Rochant's 'Aux yeux du monde', a taut thriller about the kidnapping of a school bus. Synonyms: concise, terse, succinct, sharp Collocations: taut thriller This unbearably taut thriller unfolds over the course of one day, building to an explosive, action-filled climax. Times, Sunday Times It's a taut thriller that charts the road to self-destruction and offers a masterclass in superb, unflashy acting. Times, Sunday Times Top-class acting and a series of twists lift this classy, taut thriller above the raft of other crime procedurals on telly. The Sun Silver's taut thriller provides ample food for thought as the defence team confront the implications of machines dispensing justice. Times, Sunday Times The film turns fast from fun and frolic to a taut thriller. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 紧绷的 Japanese: ピンと張られた |
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