tight是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 (held or kept together) firmly or closely -- 紧的；密封的（地）；牢固的（地）

  • I can't untie the knot - it's too tight. 我解不开这个结——太紧了。

  • This lid is on very tight. 这盖子盖得很紧。

  • The people stood talking in tight groups. 大家一群群地紧挨着站在那里说话。

  • Hold on tight when we go around the corner. 我们转弯时大家都要抓牢扶好。

  • Check that windows and doors are shut tight (= completely closed) before you leave. 走之前检查一下窗户和门是否关严了。

  • The plastic cover was stretched tight (= stretched as much as it could be) across the tank. 水箱上的塑料罩子绷得很紧。

• 1 Clothes or shoes that are tight fit the body too closely and are uncomfortable. -- （衣服或鞋子）紧的，小的

  • That jacket's too tight - you need a bigger size. 那件夹克太紧身了——你需要号大一点的。

• 2 Controls or rules that are tight are ones that severely limit what can happen. -- （管制措施或规则）严格的

  • tight security 严密的安全措施

• 3 If time or money is tight, there is only just enough of it. -- （时间、金钱）紧的，拮据的

  • I'm sorry I can't stay for a chat, time's really tight. 对不起我不能停，时间真的很紧。

  • They're raising three kids on one small salary so money is very tight. 他们靠一份微薄的薪水抚养3个孩子，所以手头很紧。

• 4 →  tight-fisted -- 用钱不大方的，吝啬的（同 tight-fisted）

• 5 having drunk too much alcohol -- 饮酒过多的；醉的

  • Jim, you're tight! 吉姆，你醉了！

• 6 If two people are tight, they know each other very well and like each other a lot. -- 亲密的；个人关系密切的

  • The two of them were pretty tight at school. 他们俩在学生时代关系非常亲密。