英语词汇“taut”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

taut

/tɔːt

adjective

1Stretched or pulled tight; not slack: the fabric stays taut without adhesive...

If he has chosen the vines well, they will pull taut and stretch like a natural bungee cord, just enough to gently arrest his fall.
The forests were low, and the land stretched tight like taut buffalo skin.
The other hand must act as a co-pilot; use it to pull the skin taut and stretched.

Synonyms

tight, tightly stretched, stretched, rigid, stressed, not slack, not loose

1.1(Especially of muscles or nerves) tense; not relaxed: my voice was taut with anger...

My eyes were tight shut but streaming tears, and I felt my face set into taut muscles and tense lines.
He said it was tense on board, people were jumpy and nerves were taut.
His strong hands rested on her shoulders and began working the taut muscles, causing her to immediately tense.

Synonyms

flexed, tensed, tightened, hard, solid, firm, rigid, stiff, unyielding

fraught, strained, stressed, tense, drawn, drained, sapped, fatigued, tired

informal uptight

1.2(Of writing, music, etc.) concise and controlled: a taut text of only a hundred and twenty pages...

Though there's plenty of brutal, taut music to be found on the record, more often than not, it's filmic, evocative, and remarkably organic.
With her taut writing, she never once fails to convey the emotional intensity of her characters' lives.
But for the most part the music is taut, suffused with a ragged but determined power that has few equals among their contemporaries.

Synonyms

concise, controlled, crisp, pithy, sharp, succinct, compact, terse

1.3(Of a ship) having a disciplined and efficient crew: his language was salty and he ran a taut ship...

A taut ship is a happy ship.

Synonyms

orderly, in order, in good order, in good condition, tight, trim, neat, well ordered, well regulated, well disciplined, tidy, spruce, smart, shipshape (and Bristol fashion)

Derivatives

tauten

/ˈtɔːt(ə)n

/ verb ...

This atmospheric thriller, shot almost entirely at night, tautens the suspense like rough hands around a little boy's neck.
Apprenticeship as a sub-editor and reporter pared and tautened his prose.
Ali's nerves tautened as he noted that the hall was silent.

tautly

/ˈtɔːtli

/ adverb ...

The ensuing investigation is described as a twisting, suspenseful character-study, tautly written to conceal a surprise ending.
This tautly wrought dénouement to Dipped in Shadow serves as the foundation for Harris's latest volume, She, a novel in poetry about the depths of a woman's consciousness.
The symphony is played tautly; the introduction is broad and menacing, but the first movement proper (no exposition repeat) is done with grim fire.

tautness

/ˈtɔːtnəs

/ noun ...

The structure of the stretcher, the tautness of the canvas and the transparency of the paint contribute to the total effect.
The idea is to create resistance between the hips and shoulders so there is a lot of tautness, like a stretched rubber band.
Men have so often been associated with tautness and tightness, moving briskly in tubular clothes like robots coated in cloth.

Origin

Middle English tought 'distended', perhaps originally a variant of tough.

tough from Old English:
An Old English word related to taut (Middle English) the early spelling of which was tought. As a noun, meaning ‘a rough and violent man or youth’, it dates from the 1860s, in the USA. If you are as tough as old boots you are very sturdy or resilient. The earliest version of the phrase was as tough as leather. Before he became the British prime minister or even party leader, Tony Blair made a speech at the Labour Party Conference in September 1993, when he was Shadow Home Secretary. The speech brought him to public attention and included the words: ‘Labour is the party of law and order in Britain today. Tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime’.

单词	taut
释义	taut /tɔːt / adjective 1Stretched or pulled tight; not slack: the fabric stays taut without adhesive... If he has chosen the vines well, they will pull taut and stretch like a natural bungee cord, just enough to gently arrest his fall. The forests were low, and the land stretched tight like taut buffalo skin. The other hand must act as a co-pilot; use it to pull the skin taut and stretched. Synonyms tight, tightly stretched, stretched, rigid, stressed, not slack, not loose 1.1(Especially of muscles or nerves) tense; not relaxed: my voice was taut with anger... My eyes were tight shut but streaming tears, and I felt my face set into taut muscles and tense lines. He said it was tense on board, people were jumpy and nerves were taut. His strong hands rested on her shoulders and began working the taut muscles, causing her to immediately tense. Synonyms flexed, tensed, tightened, hard, solid, firm, rigid, stiff, unyielding fraught, strained, stressed, tense, drawn, drained, sapped, fatigued, tired informal uptight 1.2(Of writing, music, etc.) concise and controlled: a taut text of only a hundred and twenty pages... Though there's plenty of brutal, taut music to be found on the record, more often than not, it's filmic, evocative, and remarkably organic. With her taut writing, she never once fails to convey the emotional intensity of her characters' lives. But for the most part the music is taut, suffused with a ragged but determined power that has few equals among their contemporaries. Synonyms concise, controlled, crisp, pithy, sharp, succinct, compact, terse 1.3(Of a ship) having a disciplined and efficient crew: his language was salty and he ran a taut ship... A taut ship is a happy ship. Synonyms orderly, in order, in good order, in good condition, tight, trim, neat, well ordered, well regulated, well disciplined, tidy, spruce, smart, shipshape (and Bristol fashion) Derivatives tauten /ˈtɔːt(ə)n / verb ... This atmospheric thriller, shot almost entirely at night, tautens the suspense like rough hands around a little boy's neck. Apprenticeship as a sub-editor and reporter pared and tautened his prose. Ali's nerves tautened as he noted that the hall was silent. tautly /ˈtɔːtli / adverb ... The ensuing investigation is described as a twisting, suspenseful character-study, tautly written to conceal a surprise ending. This tautly wrought dénouement to Dipped in Shadow serves as the foundation for Harris's latest volume, She, a novel in poetry about the depths of a woman's consciousness. The symphony is played tautly; the introduction is broad and menacing, but the first movement proper (no exposition repeat) is done with grim fire. tautness /ˈtɔːtnəs / noun ... The structure of the stretcher, the tautness of the canvas and the transparency of the paint contribute to the total effect. The idea is to create resistance between the hips and shoulders so there is a lot of tautness, like a stretched rubber band. Men have so often been associated with tautness and tightness, moving briskly in tubular clothes like robots coated in cloth. Origin Middle English tought 'distended', perhaps originally a variant of tough. tough from Old English: An Old English word related to taut (Middle English) the early spelling of which was tought. As a noun, meaning ‘a rough and violent man or youth’, it dates from the 1860s, in the USA. If you are as tough as old boots you are very sturdy or resilient. The earliest version of the phrase was as tough as leather. Before he became the British prime minister or even party leader, Tony Blair made a speech at the Labour Party Conference in September 1993, when he was Shadow Home Secretary. The speech brought him to public attention and included the words: ‘Labour is the party of law and order in Britain today. Tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime’. Rhymes abort, apport, assort, athwart, aught, besought, bethought, bort, bought, brought, caught, cavort, comport, consort, contort, Cort, court, distraught, escort, exhort, export, extort, fort, fought, fraught, import, methought, misreport, mort, naught, nought, Oort, ought, outfought, port, Porte, purport, quart, rort, short, snort, sort, sought, sport, support, swart, taught, thought, thwart, tort, transport, wart, wrought
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