A caring attitude can not only save you a small fortune, but also even make you feel good about being tight-fisted and offering more care than presents.
——O,Hare Noel
关心的态度不仅能帮你省下一笔可观的钱,而且甚至能使你感到一份欣慰,因为你花钱不多并且给予了胜过礼物的关怀。
——诺埃尔.O.
一、下面我们来看看tight的意思是什么
adj.
1.牢的,紧的
She took a tight hold of his arm.
她紧紧地抓住他的胳膊。
2.拉紧的,绷紧的,紧身的,紧贴的
His jeans were too tight.
他的牛仔裤太紧了。
3.紧密的,密集的,挤满的
Flexible tubing can assist in installation in tight space.
柔性管道便于在紧凑的空间安装。
4.小气的,抠门儿的,吝啬的
The spendthrift son had once again pulled a fast one on his tight-fisted father.
那个浪子又一次设计欺骗他吝啬的父亲。
5.(身体局部)不舒服的,憋闷的
It is better to stretch the tight muscles first.
最好先伸展一下僵硬的肌肉。
adv.
1.紧紧地,牢固地,密不透风地,滴水不漏地
She held her baby tight in her arms.
她紧紧地搂着她的孩子。
2.紧密地,密集地,挤满地
The people sleep on sun loungers packed tight, end to end.
人们躺在首尾相连、密密排在一起的日光浴床上。
二、你知道tight和哪些词更搭吗?
sit tight v.坐着不动,稳坐钓鱼台,按兵不动,坚持己见
tight money n.紧缩银根,高息借款,高息资金,信用紧缩
三、学会tight的用法了吗?来做个小测试吧
This jacket binds under the arms.
这件紧身夹克衫在他腋下勒得过紧。
I clasped his hand in both of mine.
我把他的手紧紧攥在我的两只手里。