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描述物体被拉紧的状态。
The rope is taut.
绳子拉紧了。
拉紧的；绷紧的
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拉紧的；绷紧的
pulled tight; under tension
The rope is taut.
绳子拉紧了。
紧绷的,如拉紧的弓弦、绳索或帆；紧的
Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
拉紧的
pulled or drawn tight
不松弛；结实,健美；(指人)身体瘦而强壮
Not flabby; firm, toned; (of a person) having a lean, strong body.
承受巨大张力的；拉紧的
subjected to great tension; stretched tight
The sailor pulled the rope taut before tying it to the dock.
水手把绳子拉紧，然后把它系在码头上。
AI contextual example
Her muscles felt taut after the long climb up the mountain.
长途登山后，她的肌肉感到紧绷。
AI contextual example
The trampoline's surface must be taut before children jump on it.
孩子们跳上去之前，蹦床的表面必须绷紧。
AI contextual example
taut sails
紧绷的船帆
WordNet
描述物体被拉紧的状态。
The rope is taut.
绳子拉紧了。
表示使某物保持拉紧状态。
Keep the line taut.
保持绳子绷紧。
描述人的紧张或焦虑状态。
She had a taut expression.
她表情紧张。
Not this
The rope is taught.
Use this
The rope is taut.
“taught”是动词teach的过去式，表示“教”；而“taut”是形容词，表示“拉紧的”。两者发音相同，但词性和意思不同。
Not this
He tauted the rope before tying it.
Use this
He tightened the rope before tying it.
“taut”是形容词，不能用作动词。表示“拉紧”这个动作要用动词“tighten”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
绷紧的绳子
The taut rope held the heavy load without breaking.
绷紧的绳子承受住了重物，没有断裂。
结实的肌肉
The swimmer's taut muscles were the result of years of training.
游泳者结实的肌肉是多年训练的结果。
情节紧凑的惊悚片
The director's latest film is a taut thriller that keeps you guessing until the end.
导演的最新作品是一部情节紧凑的惊悚片，让你一直猜测到结尾。
因焦虑而紧张
His voice was taut with anxiety as he awaited the test results.
等待测试结果时，他的声音因焦虑而紧张。
简洁紧凑的文风
Her taut prose wastes no words and holds the reader's attention.
她简洁紧凑的文风不浪费一个字，牢牢吸引着读者。
把...管理得井井有条；严格高效地管理
The new CEO runs a taut ship, so productivity has soared.
新首席执行官把公司管理得井井有条，所以生产率大幅提升。
因紧张而绷紧的；气氛紧张的
The room was taut with tension as the votes were counted.
计票期间，房间里气氛紧张，一触即发。
鱼线绷紧了，老人知道鱼还在那里。
This line from Ernest Hemingway's classic novel 'The Old Man and the Sea' uses 'taut' to describe the tension in the fishing line, symbolizing the struggle between the old man and the marlin. The novel is a Pulitzer Prize-winning work and a staple of American literature.
这是欧内斯特·海明威经典小说《老人与海》中的一句，'taut' 描述了鱼线的紧绷状态，象征着老人与马林鱼之间的斗争。该小说是普利策奖获奖作品，也是美国文学的经典之作。
Use taut naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
拉紧的弓弦或绳子发出“taut”的绷直声；拼写 t-a-u-t，别与同音的 taught（教）混淆。
语域：mixed 常见场景：航海/帆船场景、体育健身、文学评论 taut 多用于描述绳索、帆布等被拉紧或绷紧的状态，常出现在航海、体育或文学描写中；在口语中较少直接使用，若表示“紧张”更常用 tense 或 stressed。
Rhymes with caught, taught, thought, bought, and brought (all /ɔt/). Note that taunt looks similar but is pronounced /tɔnt/, with a final /nt/, so it does not rhyme with taut.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.