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TOEFL BNC: 2805 COCA: 2741

tight

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tight1 /taɪt/ ●●● S2 W3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp tighter, superlativesupl tightest)
1  clothes 衣服TIGHT tight clothes fit your body very closely, especially in a way that is uncomfortable 緊身的，貼身的 OPP loose
tight jeans
緊身牛仔褲
My shoes were so tight that I could hardly walk.
鞋子很緊，我幾乎不能走路。
The jacket is rather a tight fit (=it fits too tightly).
這件夾克衫太緊了。
→4  See picture of 見圖 LOOSE 1 →5 see picture at 見圖 loose1
2  pulled/stretched firmly 拉緊/繃緊TIGHT string, wire, cloth etc that is tight has been pulled or stretched firmly so that it is straight or cannot move 拉緊的，繃緊的
The bandage must be tight enough to stop the bleeding.
繃帶必須纏緊才能止血。
She tied the rope around the post and pulled it tight.
她把繩子綁在柱子上，然後拉緊。
3  attached firmly 固定得很牢TIGHT a screw, lid etc that is tight is firmly attached and difficult to move 緊的，牢的
Check that the screws are tight.
查看一下螺絲釘是否擰緊了。
4  HOLDING STH FIRMLY 緊緊抓住某物a tight hold/grip if you keep or have a tight hold on something, you hold it firmly 緊緊抓住
His mother kept a tight hold on his hand.
他母親緊緊抓住他的手。
Examples from the Corpus
a tight hold/grip• It should not be imagined that the tiny Party élite at either of these provincial levels could maintain a tight hold.• We got up, he pushed me roughly towards the door, keeping a tight hold of me.• She would be keeping a tight hold on her feelings from now on.• Apple, however, kept a tight grip on its technology and suffered the consequences.• He had a tight hold on the audience, totally in command of his band.• The new business manager has a tight hold on the budget.• Dominic crept carefully down the stairs, keeping a tight hold on the gleaming mahogany banister.• The purge reflects the party leadership's concern with keeping a tight hold on the political reins.• The best way for the government to achieve this is to keep a tight grip on the tigerish tendencies of the economy.
5  strict 嚴格的CONTROL controlling something very strictly or firmly 〔控制〕嚴格的，嚴密的
The government is keeping tight control on immigration.
政府對移民控制得非常嚴格。
keep a tight grip/hold/rein on something (=control it very firmly) 對某事嚴加控制
The former dictator still keeps a tight grip on power.
前任獨裁者仍然牢牢控制着政權。
Anna was determined to keep a tight hold on her feelings.
安娜決意牢牢地控制住自己的情感。
Security is always tight for the opening day of parliament.
議會開幕這天安保措施總是非常嚴密。
run/keep a tight ship (=manage a company, organization etc strictly and effectively) 嚴格管理〔公司、機構等〕
6  little money 太少的錢POOR if money is tight, you do not have enough of it 〔錢〕緊的，拮據的，不寬裕的
money is tight/things are tight
Money was tight and he needed a job badly.
手頭很緊，他急需一份工作。
As you know, I run the magazine on a pretty tight budget.
你也知道，我做這份雜志預算很緊。
7  little time 很少的時間TIME THAT IS PLANNED if time is tight, it is difficult for you to do everything you need to do in the time available 〔時間〕緊的
Time is tight, and she has another meeting to go to this afternoon.
時間很緊，她今天下午還有一個會議要參加。
We should arrive on time, but it’ll be tight.
我們應該能按時到達，但時間很緊。
As usual, his schedule on Saturday was tight (=he had arranged to do several things in a short time).
和往常一樣，他周六的日程排得很緊。
I'm working to a very tight deadline (=I have to finish a piece of work very quickly).
我正在趕一項期限很緊的工作。
8  little space 少量空間SPACE/ROOM if space is tight, there is only just enough space to fit something into a place 填滿的，塞滿的，擠滿的
be a tight squeeze/fit
Six in the car will be a tight squeeze.
六個人坐一輛車會很擠。
9  not generous 不慷慨 informal not generous, or trying hard to avoid spending money 吝啬的，小氣的，摳門的
Don’t be so tight!
不要這麽小氣！
10  close together 緊密地在一起NEAR placed or standing closely together 緊密的，緊緊的
The animal’s body was curled up in a tight little ball.
這個動物的身體緊緊地縮成一小團。
She wore her hair in a tight bun.
她把頭發緊緊地盤成一個髻。
11  close relationship 親密關系RELATIONSHIP a tight group of people, countries etc have a close relationship with each other 〔人與人、國家與國家等之間〕關系密切的 SYN tight-knit
Together, the young film-makers formed a tight group.
這些年輕的電影制作人一起組成了一個關系密切的團體。
the tight bonds that had grown between them
他們之間慢慢形成的緊密關系
12  bend/turn 彎道/轉彎CFBEND a tight bend or turn is very curved and turns quickly in another direction 轉得很急的
Danny lost control on a tight bend, and the car ran off the road.
丹尼急轉彎時失去了控制，車沖出了路面。
13  chest/stomach/throat 胸/胃/喉MI if your chest, stomach, or throat feels tight, it feels painful and uncomfortable, because you are ill or worried 憋悶的；不適的
Before she went on stage her chest felt tight and her throat hurt.
她上台前胸口發悶，喉嚨疼痛。
14  expression/smile/voice 表情/笑容/嗓音ANNOYUPSET a tight expression, smile, or voice shows that you are annoyed or worried 顯得生氣的，擔憂的 SYN tight-lipped
‘Look, I’m sorry ..., ’ she said, forcing a tight smile.
“噢，我很抱歉……”她說道，勉強擠出一絲生硬的笑容。
15  DIFFICULT SITUATION 困難的處境in a tight corner/spot informalPROBLEM in a difficult situation 處境困難
He’s a good man to have around if ever you’re in a tight corner.
如果你遇到困難，有他在身邊會很有幫助。
‘Did something go wrong?’ ‘Let’s just say I got into a bit of a tight spot.’
有什麽不對勁的嗎？”“我只能說，我遇到了一點小麻煩。”
Examples from the Corpus
in a tight corner/spot• Drawbacks are the introduction of a bit more slop in the system and the potential for reduced access in tight spots.• Or a mite more forgiving in a tight spot?• The better choice here is a crescent-pattern spanner which has angled jaws so that it can be reversed in tight corners.• You're in a tight spot.• Did people in tight corners always turn to her?• And now here was I in a tight corner and was I going to use violence?• Eight extra bullets in a tight spot could mean the difference between life and death.• However, employers could find themselves in a tight corner if they attempted to increase employee contributions or reduce benefits.
16  play/performance 表演/演出AP playing a piece of music or giving a performance very exactly and well, without any pauses or mistakes 準確的，緊湊的，一氣呵成的
The band gave a really tight performance.
樂隊的表演一氣呵成。
a tight, well-rehearsed production
一氣呵成、排練充分的演出
17  game/competition 比賽/競賽DSCOMPETITION a tight game, competition etc is one in which the teams, players etc play equally well, and it is not easy to win 緊張激烈的；不相上下的，勢均力敵的
The opening quarter of the game was very tight.
開場的一節比賽十分緊張激烈。
18. drunk 喝醉的 [not before noun] old-fashioned informalMIDRUNK drunk 醉的
5 —tightly adv
Marie held the baby tightly in her arms.
瑪麗把嬰兒緊緊地抱在懷中。
—tightness noun [uncountableU]
→ airtight, watertight
Examples from the Corpus
tight• Security at the conference was extremely tight.• I don't wear my black dress very much. It's very tight around the waist.• She curled up in a tight ball as though to stop herself from breaking apart.• Money has been really tight because we had major car problems.• I never wear tight clothes - I just don't feel comfortable in them.• Though unwelcome, this decline was predicted and planned for - and spending was therefore rightly under tight constraint in 1992.• The report recommends tighter controls on the advertising of cigarettes.• How else, they assume, but tight coordination and control to deal with so many moving parts?• a tight deadline• Make sure the lid is tight enough so that it won't leak.• If the straps aren't tight enough, the saddle can slip.• Laws controlling the emission of greenhouse gases are not nearly tight enough.• Her mother gave a tight, forced smile.• "Seat belt tight? Good, this could be a rough ride."• The humans had grown their winter coats, and the high buildings trembled in the tight grip of their stress equations.• The planes approached in a tight grouping.• Cover with a tight lid and refrigerate.• The treaty would place tight limits on weapons testing.• I've never been very good at reversing into tight parking spaces.• Mr Stoiber has been in the forefront of those calling for tighter restrictions on asylum-seekers and ordinary immigrants.• My schedule is very tight right now, but I'll try to fit you in.• a tight skirt• I just smiled a tight smile.• If your shirt collar's too tight, undo your top button.• Ken hasn't always been so tight with money.• My chest was tight with tension.
a tight fit• It was going to be a tight fit.• After turning the Disc you have a tighter fit, but not necessarily a better one.• Life must go on, and eight records makes for a tight fit in a 40-minute programme.• We arrive in Paris, and make a tight fit into a tiny chambre de bonne in the Fifteenth Arrondissement.
pulled ... tight• Richard moved his tongue on the roundness and the ragged break and the folds of foreskin wrinkled and pulled tight.• He pulled her tight against him, squashing her against his chest.• The running knot had pulled tight and was buried in the fur behind his ear.• She shrugged and pulled her coat tighter around her.• She was dressed in traditional black with a headscarf pulled tight beneath her chin.• Keeping your body upright and tummy pulled in tight, draw the raised leg across the body, leading with the ankle.• She pulled the string tight, strangling him.• Nakki caught me frowning at those stitches and pulled her lips tight to stop herself from smiling.
Security ... tight• Because of the row over serialisation rights, security has been tight.• It was clear when we arrived at Heathrow airport that security was very tight.• Police, security guards and electronics had made security very tight.• Round here, security was tight.• Security was tight as he flew in to Ulster.
tight budget• And, Tom was working on a tight budget.• Some may experience considerable pressure to meet technical or scientific goals within a short time or within a tight budget.• The panel wanted to make the new drugs accessible to poor Texans but was faced with a tight budget.• The government would end price controls and subsidies to industry, and impose tight budgets and curbs on welfare spending.• We had a really tight budget and we feared the cost of turning it into a home was way beyond our means.• But, befitting an era of tight budgets, only a little.• The competition set a fairly tight budget so Julia decided to mix second-hand clothes with new ones.• Working on a tight budget, we opted for more on-board memory at the expense of a large capacity harddisk.
tight deadline• The department is working under a very tight deadline.• A strong background in quantitative analysis, careful attention to detail and an ability to work to tight deadlines are essential skills.• Thus he is confident of meeting the very tight deadlines for the Virgin order.• But working to scale from a cartoon drawing and meeting a tight deadline posed problems for the sculpture's designer.• Recruitment always operates to tight deadlines, such as catching the last post.• He interpreted Henry's wishes to the craftsmen and saw that tight deadlines were met.
be a tight squeeze/fit• It was going to be a tight fit.• There were only ninety of them, but it was a tight squeeze.• It was a tight squeeze and she tore her jacket.• If you do it would be a tight squeeze for you all in Tom's house.
tight2 ●●● S2 adverbadv
TIGHTvery firmly or closely 緊緊地，牢牢地 SYN tightly
Hold tight to the handrail!
抓緊扶手！
I kept my eyes tight shut.
我雙眼緊閉。
→ sit tight at sit(8), → sleep tight at sleep1(4)
Examples from the Corpus
tight• Sylvia handed me a large parcel, tightly wrapped in brown paper.• Through the summer runup in technology stock prices, executives at the on-line service provider sat tight.• Betty's hand was tight across her mouth now and she turned swiftly away and went back into the scullery.• Pack it tight, add basketball footage as dramatic as it is trite, and throw it into the Hollywood Plot Machine.• Her eyes were shut tight as she screamed.• She lay with her eyes tight shut and her mind held to a determined blank.• She made his costume, cutting down a white linen shirt and fitting it tight up round the neck.
tight shut• He was sitting on the floor among the cracker wrappings and the crumbs, his shoulders shaking, his eyes tight shut.• Lily froze underneath him, her eyes tight shut.• Sophie's eyes were tight shut.• Her eyes closed tight shut, and her forehead came to rest on the hands that gripped the bedpost.• She lay with her eyes tight shut and her mind held to a determined blank.• She squeezed her eyes tight shut, then opened them again, knowing what she'd see.• If I pressed my eyes tight shut they came, gold and black and red and silver.• She screwed her eyes tight shut, trying to forget the images of last night.
Origin tight1
(1400-1500) thight “closely packed, solid, thick” ((14-19 centuries)), probably from a Scandinavian language
tight1 adjectiveadj
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tight2 adverbadv
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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

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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

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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. 這些詞均表示牢固的、緊的。SYNONYM SCALE 詞義標尺 下圖顯示這些詞所表達牢固的程度
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；緊的；繃緊的◆He kept a tight grip on her arm.他緊緊握住她的胳膊。◆She twisted her hair into a tight knot.她把頭發緊緊地挽了個發髻。◆The screw was so tight that it wouldn't move.螺絲釘太緊，擰不開。◆The rope was stretched tight.這繩子拉得很緊。 OPP loose ⓘ Sth that is loose is not fixed where it should be. * loose指未固定牢的◆a loose button / tooth鬆動的紐扣／牙齒◆Check that the plug has not come loose.檢查一下别讓插頭鬆脫了。 ▸ tight

adverb

◆Hold tight!抓緊了！◆His fists were clenched tight.他緊握雙拳。▸ tightly

adverb

◆Her eyes were tightly closed.她的雙眼緊閉着。◆He held on tightly to her arm.他緊緊抓住她的手臂。■ firm (often approving) (of sb's hand movements) strong and steady （手勢）強有力的，堅決的◆Her handshake was cool and firm.她握手鎮定而有力。◆Close the hatches with a firm push on the lever.用力推一下操縱杆來關上艙門。  see also firm ⇨ firm , firm ⇨ solid ▸ firmly

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◆He held her firmly but gently.他堅定而溫柔地擁着她。■ stiff (often disapproving) difficult to move 不易活動的◆The windows were stiff and she couldn't get them open.窗戶太緊，她打不開。ⓘ 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. 表達此義時，stiff用於修飾本應可以打開或彎曲的東西，如窗戶、門、蓋子或某人的膝蓋、腿等。   see also stiff ⇨ solid ■ taut tɔːt stretched tightly 拉緊的；繃緊的◆Keep the rope taut.始終將繩子繃緊。 OPP slack ⓘ Sth that is slack is not stretched tightly. * slack指不緊的、鬆弛的◆The rope suddenly went slack.繩子突然鬆了。
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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