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tightened

/tahyt-n/US // ˈtaɪt n //UK // (ˈtaɪtən) //

收紧,收紧了,收紧的,拧紧了

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Definitions

  1. 1
    • : to make or become tight or tighter.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbconstrict

Examples

  • However, if the city’s virus metrics fall below set thresholds, leaders have said they will at least consider tightening restrictions.

  • The aggressive marketing complements the work some publishers have done to tighten their own meters.

  • Italy tightened restrictions across its restaurants and bars.

  • Since then, under intense pressure, he has tightened some of the service’s policies for what users can and can’t post.

  • In some cases, they also temporarily tightened rules for what users can post.

  • Earlier this year, security at major airports was tightened because of a tip that al-Asiri had been working on a cell phone bomb.

  • He stood, buttoned the fly on his camouflage uniform and tightened his black riggers belt.

  • But the open policy was then curtailed again when border controls tightened significantly following 9/11.

  • But the polls tightened up, and people started getting a little antsy.

  • On seeing them, police tightened security around the administrative building.

  • His smooth brow wrinkled and his mouth tightened to a thin straight line beneath the fair "regulation" moustache.

  • As he did so her arms tightened about him until he found himself wondering what he could have done to deserve such a woman.

  • The blood hummed through Garnache's head as he tightened his lips and watched this gentleman indulge his inexplicable mirth.

  • Presently the cords were tightened, by means of a wrench, without the pressure causing much pain to the young Reformer.

  • His clutch tightened, and Mary saw through her eyelashes a bright blade held before her.