tight adj. 1.堅實的;堅固的,堅牢的,緊的,不松動的。 2.緊密的;密封的,氣密的;不漏的。 3.緊張的,繃緊的 (opp. slack, loose)。 4.嚴格的,嚴厲的。 5.緊貼的,正合身的(衣服等);裝緊的,密集的。 6.麻煩的,棘手的,困難的;危險的。 7.整潔的(少女等)。 8.〔美口〕吝嗇的,嗇刻的。 9.【商業】供應緊張的。 10.(比賽等)勢均力敵的。 11.(文字,作品等)緊湊的,精煉的,排得緊的。 12.〔俚語〕醉醺醺的。 The stopper is too tight that it can't be withdrawn. 瓶塞太緊拔不出來了。 These shoes are painfully tight . 這雙鞋緊得難受。 Fill the cases so that they are tight . 把這些匣子裝得滿滿的。 I know you're in a tight place again. 我曉得你又處于困境了。 An armyman must be under tight discipline. 軍人應守嚴格紀律。 Money is tight . 銀根緊。 a tight squeeze 緊緊的握手;〔口語〕下不得臺的情形;〔美國〕九死一生;難分勝負的戰斗。 n. 〔pl.〕 緊身衣。 adv. 緊,緊緊地。 sit tight 坐穩,固執,堅持。 be in a tight place 處境困難[窘迫]。 get tight 〔俚語〕大醉。 keep a tight rein [hand] on 嚴厲控制,抓緊。 perform on the tight rope 走鋼絲。 tight as a mink 〔美國〕喝得爛醉的。 tight corner [spot] 窮境。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
" is to keep a tighter rein on your resident harlot “給我牢牢看好那個賤貨
A tight rein 嚴格的紀律
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue , he deceives himself and his religion is worthless 26若有人自以為虔誠、卻不勒住他的舌頭、反欺哄自己的心、這人的虔誠是虛的。
Managing these risks will require banks to keep a tight rein on their operating expenses while exploring new revenue and profit streams through development of new business lines 銀行要妥善管理這些風險,便要緊縮經營支出,同時透過開拓新業務尋找新的收入及盈利來源。
For a newcomer , a so - called greenhorn , there is nothing he can do , especially since the workmen are mostly irish and one must speak english well in order to keep a tight rein on them 對于一個新手,也沒什么可做的了,因為工人大多是愛爾蘭人,為了保持對他們的控制就必須說英語。
As a growing global entity , the group continues to keep a tight rein on costs and implement essential measures to ensure we remain competitive in the international market 作為一家不斷成長的國際企業,集團非常注重成本控制,并積極實施各種具實效的評估機制,以保持在國際市場的競爭力。
However , rocketing oil and raw material prices , coupled with labour and electricity shortages in china , continued to put a tighter rein on the segment s performance 然而油價攀升,帶動主要原材料價格升至新高,加上中國的勞工和電力供應出現短缺和不穩定的情況,持續對生產業務的業績造成困難。
However , rocketing oil and raw material prices , coupled with labour and electricity shortages in china , continued to put a tighter rein on the segment s performance 然而油價攀升,帶動主要原材料價格升至新高,加上中國的勞工和電力供應出現短缺和不穩定的情況,持續對生產業務的業績造成困難。
For a newcomer , a so - called greenhorn , there is nothing he can do , especially since the workmen are mostly irish and one must speak english well in order to keep a tight rein on them 作為一個新來者,叫做生手,他做不了什么,特別是因為工作人大部分是愛爾蘭人,所以必須能很好得說英語以能嚴格約束那些人。
For a newcomer , a so - called greenhorn , there is nothing he can do , especially since the workmen are mostly irish and one must speak english well in order to keep a tight rein on them 對于新手,也就是那種所謂的生手來說,什么事也輪不到他了,特別是因為工匠們都說愛爾蘭語,所以要想跟他們關系緊密,就必須把英語說的地道。