| 词组 | tight |
| 释义 | adjective | adverb tight1 /taɪt/ adjective 1. fitting very closelynounstight clothing Don’t wear tight clothing for hiking.tight jeans He was wearing tight black jeans and a leather jacket.tight shoes/boots My boots were too tight and hurt my feet.a tight skirt/dress/top etc She wore a short skirt and a tight top.adverbstoo tight Those shorts are much too tight.Skin-tight clothes fit very tightly: She was wearing a skin-tight dress.verbsfeel tight I’ve put on weight – my skirt feels very tight.prepositionstight for sb I borrowed his boots, which were a bit tight for me.ANTONYMS → loose2. used to say that someone is holding something very firmlynounsa tight hold/grip She kept a tight hold on her bag.a tight embrace She and her daughter were locked in a tight embrace.3. strict, or not allowing you to do muchnounstight control He keeps tight control of his business empire.tight restrictions There are very tight restrictions on the way we can spend our money.tight security (=very thorough) Security was tight around the parliament building.a tight schedule (=you have arranged to do a lot of things in a short time) He said he would try to fit the event into his tight schedule.a tight deadline (=you must finish something in a very short time) They are working hard to meet the tight deadline.a tight budget (=you only have a very limited amount of money to spend) You can buy a good computer even if you are on a tight budget.adverbsextremely tight We are working to an extremely tight budget.incredibly tight Security was incredibly tight at the airport.phraseskeep a tight grip/hold/rein on sth (=control it firmly) It is essential to keep a tight rein on public spending.THESAURUS: tight → strict (2) adjective | adverb tight2 /taɪt/ adverb very firmly or closelyverbshold (on) tight I held on tight to the rope.hold sb/sth tight We held each other tight and kissed each other.shut/close sth tight She shut her eyes tight.squeeze sth tight He put his arms around me and squeezed me tight.clench sth tight His fists were clenched tight (=with the fingers bent as much as possible).wrap sth tight He shivered, wrapping his arms tight around his body.tie sth tight I hadn’t tied the ropes tight enough.pull/draw sth tight Make sure you pull the knot tight.screw sth on tight Screw the lid back on tight. |
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