taut的经典引文

1. pulled or drawn tight;

   "taut sails"
   "a tight drumhead"
   "a tight rope"
   

2. subjected to great tension; stretched tight;

   "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"
   "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"
   

1.绷紧的;拉紧的
Something that istaut is stretched very tight.

e.g. When muscles aretaut or cold there is more chance of injury or strain...
肌肉绷紧或受凉时更容易损伤。
e.g. The clothes line is pulledtaut and secured.
晾衣绳被拉紧并系牢。

2.肌肉结实的;健美的
If a person or their body istaut, they are very lean with firm muscles.

e.g. That summer she had shed the weight gained during pregnancy, her body was trim andtaut.
那年夏天，她减去了怀孕期间增加的体重，身材又变得修长而健美。

3.忧虑的;紧张的
If someone has ataut expression, they look very worried and tense.

e.g. Ben sat up quickly, his facetaut and terrified...
本一骨碌坐了起来，表情紧张而惊恐。
e.g. Little by little she lost thetaut, strained air of perpetual anxiety.
长期焦虑带来的紧张而疲惫的神色从她脸上慢慢消失了。

4.(文章、电影等)结构严谨的，紧凑的
If you describe a piece of writing or a film astaut, you mean that it is good because it is exciting and has no unnecessary details.

e.g. ...Eric Rochant's 'Aux yeux du monde', ataut thriller about the kidnapping of a school bus.
艾希·侯相导演的《在世人面前》——一部劫持校车的情节紧凑的惊悚片

• taut.=tautology
• taut-相同的
• taut tape switch纸带拉紧开关...
• taut wire紧拉钢线
• taut pulse弦脉
• taut tape attachment拉带附件
• taut-wire traverse测海上距离用张绳...
• taut market紧张的市场
• taut band紧带
• hand taut用手劲尽量拉紧的...
• taut planning突击计划
• taut airship软式飞艇

• Perceptible slackening of the taut muscles of his mouth.

  出自：M. Sinclair

• My nerves are taut as fiddle strings.

  出自：V. Woolf