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单词 tightening
释义
Tightening
nnoun.actthe act of making something tighter
Examples:
  • the tightening of economic controls
Antonyms:loosening
Derivationally Related Form:tighten
Hypernyms:adjustment alteration modification
Inherited Hypernyms:tighteningalterationchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:take-up
Full Hyponyms:
take-up
vverb.changemake tight or tighter
Synset:fasten tighten
Examples:
  • Tighten the wire
Derivationally Related Form:tightening
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:tightenchange
Direct Hyponyms:firmfrapscrewtautenwindwind up
Full Troponyms:fraprewindscrewtautenwind
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changebecome tight or tighter
Examples:
  • The rope tightened
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:tightenchange
Direct Hyponyms:compactcompressconstrictconstringecontractfirmnarrowpresssqueezestraintautentense
Full Troponyms:astringebear downchokecompressconstrictconvulseprimstrainstrangulatetauten
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changeseverely restrict in scope or extent
Synset:constrain stiffen tighten tighten up
Examples:
  • tighten the rules
  • stiffen the regulations
Hypernyms:bound confine limit restrict throttle trammel
Inherited Hypernyms:stiffenrestrict
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changenarrow or limit
Synset:reduce tighten
Examples:
  • reduce the influx of foreigners
Hypernyms:bound confine limit restrict throttle trammel
Inherited Hypernyms:reducerestrict
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
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