| 词组 | tighten the screws |
| 释义 | tighten the screwsv. phr.To try to make someone do something by making it more and more difficult not to do it; apply pressure. 施加压力。◆ When many students still missed class after he began giving daily quizzes, the teacher tightened the screws by failing anyone absent four times.老师开始每天进行小测验后仍有许多学生缺课，于是他便施加压力，凡缺课4次者一律不及格。 |
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