tighten

tighten /'taitn/
  • nội động từ
    • chặt, căng, khít lại
      • it needs tightening up a little: cần phải chặt hơn một tí
    • căng ra, căng thẳng ra
      • the cable tightens under the heavy load: sợi dây cáp căng ra vì có vật nặng
    • mím chặt (môi)
    • ngoại động từ
      • thắt chặt, siết chặt
        • to tighten the knot: thắt cái nút
        • tighten one's belt: thắt lưng buộc bụng, nhịn ăn nhịn mặc
        • to tighten a screw: siết chặt đinh ốc
        • to tighten the bonds of solidarity: thắt chặt tình đoàn kết
      • kéo căng
        • to tighten the rope: kéo căng cái dây
      • giữ chặt
        • tighten him!: hãy giữ chặt lấy nó!
     căng
  • tighten a belt: kéo căng dây đai
    •  cố định
     giữ chặt
     kéo căng
  • tighten a belt: kéo căng dây đai
    •  kéo ra
     kẹp chặt
     làm kín
     nêm chặt
     siết
  • tighten a screw: siết chặt bu lông
  • tighten a screw: siết đinh vít
    •  siết chặt
  • tighten a screw: siết chặt bu lông
    •  xiết chặt
    Lĩnh vực: xây dựng
     nện chặt
    Lĩnh vực: toán & tin
     nện chặt, kéo căng
    tighten a belt
     thắt chặt dây đai
     bịt kín
     độn chặt
     nện chặt

    ['taitn]

    o   xiết chặt, làm kín, cố định

    §   tighten up : nhũ tương hoá lại

    Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): tightness, tighten, tight, tightly

    Xem thêm: fasten, stiffen, tighten up, constrain, reduce



    tighten

    Từ điển Collocation

    tighten verb

    1 become/make sth firmer/tighter

    ADV. fractionally, a little, slightly | convulsively, involuntarily Her fingers tightened convulsively with every jolt she received. | painfully | up Can you tighten up the bolts for me?

    VERB + TIGHTEN seem to | feel sth, sense sth He felt his stomach tighten. | make sth His words made her throat tighten.

    PREP. about/around/round His hand tightened painfully around her wrist. | on Her grip seemed to tighten on the door handle. | in He saw his father's jaw tighten in irritation. | into His mouth tightened into a thin hard line. | with Her face tightened with pain.

    2 make sth more strict

    ADV. considerably

    VERB + TIGHTEN take steps to Steps were taken to tighten discipline in the school.

    PREP. up The law in this area has been tightened up considerably.

    Từ điển WordNet

      v.

    • make tight or tighter; fasten

      Tighten the wire

    • become tight or tighter

      The rope tightened

    • restrict; stiffen, tighten up, constrain

      Tighten the rules

      stiffen the regulations

    • narrow or limit; reduce

      reduce the influx of foreigners

    English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

    tightens|tightened|tightening
    ant.: loosen