taut

英 [t??t] 美[t?t]
  • adj. 拉緊的；緊張的；整潔的
  • vt. 使糾纏；使纏結(jié)
  • n. (Taut)人名；(德)陶特

英英釋意

1. pulled or drawn tight;
"taut sails"
"a tight drumhead"
"a tight rope"
2. subjected to great tension; stretched tight;
"the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"
"her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"