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TOEFL BNC: 2805 COCA: 2741
tight
taɪt taɪt
Word forms: comparative tighter, superlative tightest
1 ADJ-GRADED (衣服或鞋)紧身的，紧贴的 Tight clothes or shoes are rather small and fit closely to your body. (衣服或鞋)紧身的，紧贴的

  • She walked off the plane in a miniskirt and tight top.

    她身穿迷你裙和紧身上衣走下了飞机。

  • His jeans were too tight.

    他的牛仔裤太紧了。

SYN close-fitting, narrow, cramped, snug
tightly

  • He buttoned his collar tightly round his thick neck.

    他把衣领的扣子扣上，紧紧地裹住了他的粗脖子。

2 ADV-GRADED [ADVERB after verb] 牢牢地;紧紧地 If you hold someone or something tight, you hold them firmly and securely. 牢牢地;紧紧地

  • She just fell into my arms, clutching me tight for a moment.

    她正好跌进我的怀里，一时间紧紧地抓着我。

  • Just hold tight to my hand and follow along.

    抓紧我的手，跟着我。

  • Hold on tight!

    抓紧了！

Tight is also an adjective.

  • As he and Henrietta passed through the gate he kept a tight hold of her arm.

    他和亨丽埃塔通过大门时，他紧紧抓住她的胳膊。

tightly

  • She climbed back into bed and wrapped her arms tightly round her body.

    她爬回床上去，双臂紧紧抱住身体。

3 ADJ-GRADED (控制或规则)严格的，严厉的 Tight controls or rules are very strict. (控制或规则)严格的，严厉的

  • The measures include tight control of media coverage.

    那些措施包括对媒体报道的严格管制。

  • The Government were prepared to keep a tight hold on public sector pay rises.

    政府准备严格控制公共部门的工资增长。

  • Security is tight this week at the polling sites.

    这个星期，各投票点的安全工作抓得很严。

SYN strict, stringent, severe, tough
tightly

  • The internal media was tightly controlled by the government during the war.

    战争期间，国内媒体被政府牢牢控制着。

4 ADV-GRADED [ADVERB -ed, ADVERB after verb] 紧紧地;密不透风地;滴水不漏地 Something that is shut tight is shut very firmly. 紧紧地;密不透风地;滴水不漏地

  • The baby lay on his back with his eyes closed tight.

    那个婴儿仰面躺着，两眼紧闭。

  • I keep the flour and sugar in individual jars, sealed tight with their glass lids.

    我把面粉和食糖分别放在罐子里，并将玻璃盖子紧紧地盖上。

  • Within minutes she was outside, closing her bedroom door tight behind her.

    不出几分钟，她就出去了，并把卧室的门紧紧带上了。

  • She kept her eyes tight closed.

    她紧闭双目。

tightly

  • Pemberton frowned and closed his eyes tightly.

    彭伯顿皱了皱眉，然后把眼睛紧紧闭上。

  • Despite the heat its windows remained tightly closed with wooden shutters.

    虽然天热，窗户却紧闭着，木制百叶窗也放了下来。

5 ADJ-GRADED (皮肤、布、线)拉紧的，绷紧的 Skin, cloth, or string that is tight is stretched or pulled so that it is smooth or straight. (皮肤、布、线)拉紧的，绷紧的

  • My skin feels tight and lacking in moisture.

    我的皮肤感觉紧巴巴的，缺少水分。

  • Pull the elastic tight and knot the ends.

    把橡皮筋拽紧，两头打上结。

SYN taut, stretched, tense, rigid
tightly

  • Her sallow skin was drawn tightly across the bones of her face.

    她那蜡黄的皮肤紧紧地包着脸上的骨头。

6 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 紧密的;密集的;装得满满的 Tight is used to describe a group of things or an amount of something that is closely packed together. 紧密的;密集的;装得满满的

  • She curled up in a tight ball, with her knees tucked up at her chin.

    她蜷缩成一团，膝盖抵着下巴。

  • The men came in a tight group.

    那些男人密密匝匝地来了。

SYN compact, compacted, dense, compressed
Tight is also an adverb.

  • The people sleep on sun loungers packed tight, end to end.

    人们躺在首尾相连、密密排在一起的日光浴床上。

tightly

  • Many animals travel in tightly packed lorries and are deprived of food, water and rest.

    许多动物被装上货车运输，车上拥挤不堪，没吃没喝，也得不到休息。

7 ADJ-GRADED (身体局部)不舒服的，憋闷的 If a part of your body is tight, it feels rather uncomfortable and painful, for example because you are ill, anxious, or angry. (身体局部)不舒服的，憋闷的

  • It is better to stretch the tight muscles first.

    最好先伸展一下僵硬的肌肉。

  • Sarah came forward with a tight and angry face.

    萨拉走上前来，紧绷着脸，怒气冲冲。

  • 'There were no survivors, of course,' said Fred, his throat tight.

    “当然，一个幸存的也没有，”弗雷德说，喉咙发紧。

tightness

  • Heart disease often shows itself first as pain or tightness in the chest.

    心脏病的前兆常常是胸口疼痛或憋闷。

8 ADJ-GRADED 关系紧密的;亲密的 A tight group of people is one whose members are closely linked by beliefs, feelings, or interests. 关系紧密的;亲密的

  • We're a tight group, so we do keep in touch.

    我们关系很铁，所以的确保持着联系。

9 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (弯道、拐角)急转的，陡转的 A tight bend or corner is one that changes direction very quickly so that you cannot see very far round it. (弯道、拐角)急转的，陡转的

  • They collided on a tight bend and both cars were extensively damaged.

    他们在一个急转弯处相撞，两辆车均严重受损。

10 ADJ-GRADED (日程、预算)紧张的，回旋余地不大的 A tight schedule or budget allows very little time or money for unexpected events or expenses. (日程、预算)紧张的，回旋余地不大的

  • It's difficult to cram everything into a tight schedule.

    日程紧，很难把所有事情都安排进去。

  • Emma is on a tight budget for clothes.

    埃玛预算很紧，没有多少钱买衣裳。

  • Financially things are a bit tight.

    经济上有点吃紧。

11 ADJ-GRADED (比赛双方)比分接近的，不相上下的，势均力敌的 A tight contest is one where none of the competitors has a clear advantage or looks likely to win, so that it is difficult to say who the winner will be. (比赛双方)比分接近的，不相上下的，势均力敌的

  • It was a very tight match.

    参赛双方不分伯仲。

  • The most recent polls predict a tight three-way race.

    最近的调查显示，这将是一场三方激烈角逐的比赛。

SYN close, even, well-matched, near
12 ADJ-GRADED 小气的;抠门儿的;吝啬的 If you say that someone is tight, you disapprove of them because they are unwilling to spend their money. 小气的;抠门儿的;吝啬的 [informal, disapproval]

  • What about getting new ones — Are you so tight you won't even spend three roubles?

    买些新的怎样—你就小气到连3个卢布也不肯掏吗？

SYN miserly, mean, stingy, close
13 See also: airtight  skin-tight 
14 PHRASE 处境困难;境况不好 If you are in a tight corner or in a tight spot, you are in a difficult situation. 处境困难;境况不好 [informal]

  • That puts the president in a tight spot if the vote is not a resounding 'yes'.

    如果投票结果不是一个响亮的“是”，总统的处境就不妙了。

  • They teach you to use your head to get out of a tight corner.

    他们教你开动脑筋，摆脱困境。

15 CONVENTION 好好睡一觉 You can say 'sleep tight' to someone when they are going to bed as an affectionate way of saying that you hope they will sleep well. 好好睡一觉

  • Good night, Davey. Sleep tight.

    晚安，戴维。睡个好觉。

16 to keep a tight rein on→see: rein  to sit tight→see: sit 
Word Partnership
Word PartnershipUse tight with:
N.

tight dress/jeans/trousers 1

tight fit 1 5

tight grip, tight hold 2

tight control, tight security 3

tight squeeze 6

tight lips, tight muscles, tight smile 7

ADV.

extremely tight, a little tight, so tight, too tight, very tight 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

ADJ.

closed tight, locked tight, shut tight 4

tight knit 8

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TOEFL BNC: 2805 COCA: 2741
tight

adjective

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adverb¹

 1not loose不鬆VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, feel, look, seem緊；感到緊；看起來緊；好像緊▸➤become, get, go變緊◇Those jeans are getting too tight for me.那條牛仔褲我穿太緊了。◇The rope suddenly went tight.繩子突然變緊了。➤hold, hold on抓緊◇'Hold tight!' She increased her grip.“抓緊！” 她握得更緊了。➤clamp sth, clench sth, close sth, draw sth, pull sth, shut sth, squeeze sth, stretch sth, tie sth, wrap sth夾緊⋯；握緊⋯；關緊⋯；拉緊⋯；拽緊⋯；閉緊⋯；擠壓緊⋯；繃緊⋯；捆緊⋯；包緊⋯◇His jaw was clenched tight.他緊咬牙關。◇Every muscle in her face was drawn tight.她臉上每一塊肌肉都繃得緊緊的。◇Shut your eyes tight.緊閉你的雙眼。◇The cloth was stretched tight over the frame.布緊繃在架子上。➤keep sth, make sth使⋯緊◇Keep the rope tight.使繩子繃緊。➤clutch sb/sth, grip sb/sth, hold sb/sth, hug sb/sth抓緊⋯；握緊⋯；抱緊⋯◇He held his children tight.他緊緊地抱着他的孩子。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常緊▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／略有些緊
tight

adjective

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adverb²

 2with not much time/money to spare時間或錢不富餘VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, look, seem緊張；看起來緊；好像緊▸➤get變緊張◇I think we'd better leave－time's getting very tight.我想我們最好走吧 － 時間很緊了。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常緊▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／略有些緊
tight

adjective

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adverb³

 3controlled very strictly嚴格控制VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, seem嚴格；好像嚴格▸➤become變得嚴格▸➤remain保持嚴格◇Security at the airport remains tight.機場安保措施仍然很嚴。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常嚴格▸➤incredibly令人難以置信地嚴格▸➤increasingly越來越嚴格
TOEFL BNC: 2805 COCA: 2741
tight adj.
⇨ tight (a tight hold) ⇨ cramped (a tight squeeze)tight adv.
⇨ sit tight ⇨ wait verbtight

adjective

tight ♦︎ firm ♦︎ stiff ♦︎ tautThese words all describe sth that is held or fixed strongly in position or stretched as far as it will go. 这些词均表示牢固的、紧的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达牢固的程度
firm➔tight➔taut
stiff
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a tight / firm grip / hold◆a rope / wire is tight / taut■ tight held or fixed strongly in position; difficult to move or undo; stretched or pulled so that it cannot stretch much further 牢固的；紧的；绷紧的◆He kept a tight grip on her arm.他紧紧握住她的胳膊。◆She twisted her hair into a tight knot.她把头发紧紧地挽了个发髻。◆The screw was so tight that it wouldn't move.螺丝钉太紧，拧不开。◆The rope was stretched tight.这绳子拉得很紧。 OPP loose ⓘ Sth that is loose is not fixed where it should be. * loose指未固定牢的◆a loose button / tooth松动的纽扣／牙齿◆Check that the plug has not come loose.检查一下别让插头松脱了。 ▸ tight

adverb

◆Hold tight!抓紧了！◆His fists were clenched tight.他紧握双拳。▸ tightly

adverb

◆Her eyes were tightly closed.她的双眼紧闭着。◆He held on tightly to her arm.他紧紧抓住她的手臂。■ firm (often approving) (of sb's hand movements) strong and steady （手势）强有力的，坚决的◆Her handshake was cool and firm.她握手镇定而有力。◆Close the hatches with a firm push on the lever.用力推一下操纵杆来关上舱门。  see also firm ⇨ firm , firm ⇨ solid ▸ firmly

adverb

◆He held her firmly but gently.他坚定而温柔地拥着她。■ stiff (often disapproving) difficult to move 不易活动的◆The windows were stiff and she couldn't get them open.窗户太紧，她打不开。ⓘ In this meaning stiff is used to talk about things that are supposed to open or bend, such as windows, doors, lids or sb's knees, legs, etc. 表达此义时，stiff用于修饰本应可以打开或弯曲的东西，如窗户、门、盖子或某人的膝盖、腿等。   see also stiff ⇨ solid ■ taut tɔːt stretched tightly 拉紧的；绷紧的◆Keep the rope taut.始终将绳子绷紧。 OPP slack ⓘ Sth that is slack is not stretched tightly. * slack指不紧的、松弛的◆The rope suddenly went slack.绳子突然松了。
TOEFL BNC: 2805 COCA: 2741
tight
Words used to describe clothes: A-line, backless, baggy...
Making you feel uncomfortable: uncomfortable, tight, unsettling...
Strong and not easy to damage or break: strong, irresistible, sturdy...
Tight and held firmly in place: tight, firm, steady...
Words used to describe cloth: be shot through with something, breathable, brushed...
Limited and limiting: limited, restricted, restrictive...
Done well or skilfully: skilful, masterly, accomplished...
Exact and accurate: exact, accurate, perfect...
Not enough: inadequate, insufficient, scant...
Words used to describe someone's voice: adenoidal, appealing, a voice like a foghorn...
Physically painful and describing pain: achy, acute, agonising...
Describing and measuring angles: at right angles to/at a right angle to, cos, cosine...
Describing roads, paths and areas of land: arterial, fast, impassable...
Words used to describe mixtures and collections: a lethal combination, balanced, cohesive...
Scoring points and goals: a clean sheet, aggregate, all...
Words used to describe relations and relationships: acquainted, a hungry mouth (to feed), an old friend/ally/enemy etc...
Careful with money: thrifty, economical, frugal...
Drunk: drunk, hard-drinking, hungover...

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