Wordiyo

tighten

🇬🇧 UK/'taitn/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To make or become more firm, secure, or strict; to fasten more firmly.

使变紧，绷紧；加强，收紧

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
tightother
+
ento put into, to cause
=tighten

Common Collocations

  • 1.tighten security加强安保
  • 2.tighten regulations收紧法规
  • 3.tighten one's belt节衣缩食
  • 4.tighten control加强管控

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The government plans to tighten security measures at all major airports.

  • 2.

    She felt her throat tighten with anxiety before the big presentation.

  • 3.

    Use a wrench to tighten the bolts on the bicycle wheel.

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