| 主要翻译 |
| tighten up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (fasten more securely) (本义) | 将...固定好
jiāng gù dìng hǎo |
| tighten up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (make stricter, more restricting) (比喻) | 使更严厉，使更严格
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| | We need to tighten up the rules, so this can never happen again. |
| tighten up vi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up." | (become more taut or tense) | 绷紧
bēng jǐn |
| | | 拉紧
lā jǐn |
| | The rope tightened up as Peter gathered in the slack. |