| 单词 | tight |
| 释义 | tight adj., n., & adv. --adj 1. closely held, drawn, fastened, fitting, etc. (a tight hold; a tight skirt). 2. closely and firmly put together (a tight joint). 3. (of clothes etc.) too closely fitting (my shoes are rather tight). 4. impermeable, impervious, esp. (in comb.) to a specified thing (watertight). 5. tense; stretched so as to leave no slack (a tight bowstring). 6. colloq. drunk. 7. colloq. (of a person) mean, stingy. 8. a (of money or materials) not easily obtainable. b (of a money market) in which money is tight. 9. a (of precautions, a programme, etc.) stringent, demanding. b presenting difficulties (a tight situation). 10. produced by or requiring great exertion or pressure (a tight squeeze). 11. (of control etc.) strictly imposed. --adv tightly (hold tight!). Phrases and idioms tight corner (or place or spot) a difficult situation. tight-fisted stingy. tight-fitting (of a garment) fitting (often too) close to the body. tight-lipped with or as with the lips compressed to restrain emotion or speech. Derivatives tightly adv. tightness n. Etymology: prob. alt. of thight f. ON th{eacute}ttr watertight, of close texture |
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