tighten
英 ['ta?t(?)n]
美['ta?tn]
- vt. 變緊；使變緊
- vi. 繃緊；變緊
英英釋意
- 1. make tight or tighter;
- "Tighten the wire"
- 2. become tight or tighter;
- "The rope tightened"
- 3. restrict;
- "Tighten the rules"
- "stiffen the regulations"
- 4. narrow or limit;
- "reduce the influx of foreigners"