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Taut 10670.Taut 英 Tɔːt]美 Tɔt 释义 Adj 拉紧的;紧张的;整洁的vt

正面 10670.taut
英 [tɔːt]美 [tɔt]

背面
释义:
adj. 拉紧的;紧张的;整洁的vt. 使纠缠;使缠结n. (Taut)人名;(德)陶特
例句:
1. Ben sat up quickly, his face taut and terrified.本一骨碌坐了起来,表情紧张而惊恐。

谐音“拖它”。
taut 拉紧的来自中古英语 tought,拉紧的,可能来自 tough 变体。
taut (adj.)mid-13c., tohte "stretched or pulled tight," possibly from tog-, past participle stem of Old English teon "to pull, drag," from Proto-Germanic *tugn, from PIE *deuk- "to lead" (see duke (n.)), which would connect it to tow (v.) and tie. Related: Tautness."

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