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Taut Adj Tɔ:T A.绷紧的 英 绷紧的 Slack;Tightly Drawn

单词 taut
音标 [tɔ:t]
解释 a.绷紧的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 绷紧的 (having no slack;tightly drawn)
【考】 反义词:loose or unfirm(松或不稳的); slack(松的)
【例】 a taut string / Her nerves are rather taut.
字源 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.
不择手段背单词 adj. 绷紧的; 紧张的
【记】读: 套它, 用套索套住它, 再收紧-紧的
【类】slacken: tautness = dilute: strength松弛消除紧张度 = 稀释消除浓度taut: commodious = extraordinary: purlieu紧张的不是宽敞的 = 不寻常的不是常去的地方
【反】loosen unfirm(松的); slack(adj 松弛的)
趣味全助记 【记】音:套它,用绳索套住它并拉紧;taught 教,教学,教训→学校里教学都是秩序井然,严肃紧张

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