tighten

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make tighter. transitive
    — Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.
  2. To become tighter. intransitive
    — That joint is tightening as the wood dries.
  3. To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
    — If the government doesn't tighten the money supply, inflation is certain to be harsh.
  4. To raise short-term interest rates.
    — The Fed is expected to tighten by a quarter-point.

词形变化

tightens present,singular,third-person tightening participle,present tightened participle,past tightened past

词汇关系

近义词
bind brace cinch clench constrict squeeze tighten taughten tauten tense
反义词
loosen divide liberate
下位词
overtighten collar flex pull in screw up sinch swifter take in wind up wrench
衍生词
belt-tighten mistighten overtighten pretighten retighten tightenable tighten down tightener tighteningly tighten one's belt tighten the purse strings tighten up untighten
相关词
tight

词源

Synchronically equivalent to tight + -en, but actually derived from Middle English tighten, from Old English tyhtan, thus originally unrelated to tight (Old English *þiht).
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