单词 | tauten |
释义 | tauten (once / 39008 pages) v WORD FAMILY tauten: tautened, tautening, tautens USAGE EXAMPLESHis whole being tautens; the chin is implacable; justice is served. The New Yorker(Dec 09, 2016) Gripe, gripe, the enormous thigh muscles tautened in two convulsions. T. H. White, The Once and Future King(1958) Each time the mood tautened, I’d wonder: Is this the day a truly tragic thing happens? Slate(Mar 20, 2016) 1v become taut or tauter the rope tautened Syn|Hyper firm tighten become tight or tighter 2v make taut or tauter tauten a rope Syn|Hyper firm fasten, tighten make tight or tighter |
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