tauten sth
及物用法,表示使某物绷紧。
He tautened the rope.
他拉紧了绳子。
(使)拉紧;(使)绷紧
tautens — third person singular of tauten
使拉紧;拉紧;拉紧
to become or make something stretched tight
不及物:变紧;及物:使变紧。
使拉紧;拉紧
To make taut; to taut.
一般现在时
The rope tautens when pulled.
绳子被拉时绷紧。
As the wind grew stronger, the sails tautened and the boat moved faster.
随着风越来越大,船帆绷紧了,船行驶得更快了。
用法提示:此处 tautened 是不及物动词,表示“变紧、绷紧”。
She tautened the rope before tying it to the post.
她把绳子拉紧后再把它系在柱子上。
用法提示:此处 tautened 是及物动词,表示“使……拉紧”。
You can feel the muscles tauten when you lift the heavy box.
当你举起重箱子时,能感觉到肌肉绷紧。
用法提示:此处 tauten 是不及物动词,表示“变紧绷”。
及物用法,表示使某物绷紧。
He tautened the rope.
他拉紧了绳子。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子The rope is tauten.
正确表达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”。
grammar · medium
易错句子He tauten the rope yesterday.
正确表达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。
两者均表示使变紧,但tighten侧重一般性的拧紧或勒紧,而tauten特指将原本松弛的部分拉直绷紧。
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