Word · Frequency #42123
tauten
/ˈtɒːtn/
verb
（使）拉紧；（使）绷紧
to become or make something stretched tight
不及物：变紧；及物：使变紧。
- 1.
To make taut; to taut.
使拉紧；拉紧
使拉紧；拉紧；使绷紧；拉紧
In use
As the wind grew stronger, the sails tautened and the boat moved faster.
She tautened the rope before tying it to the post.
You can feel the muscles tauten when you lift the heavy box.
tauten sth
及物用法，表示使某物绷紧。
He tautened the rope.
他拉紧了绳子。
sth tautens
不及物用法，表示某物自身变紧。
The rope tautened under the strain.
绳子在拉力下绷紧了。
Verb forms
base tauten · third person tautens · -ing tautening · past tautened · past participle tautened
Common mistakes
The rope is tauten.The rope is taut.
错误地将动词“tauten”用作形容词。英语中，“tauten”是动词，表示“使绷紧”；作表语描述状态时应用形容词“taut”。
He tauten the rope yesterday.He tautened the rope yesterday.
未正确使用过去式。动词“tauten”的过去式应为“tautened”，在一般过去时中不能保留原形。
Connections
Learner notes
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