喜樂美語

核心畫面

You can picture a rope or string pulled hard from both ends until it is dead straight and cannot move — every bit of slack has been taken out. That is the heart of 'tight': no looseness, no spare room, no give. From there the word stretches in two directions at once: things held firmly with no slack (a knot, a grip, a fitted shirt), and resources or situations with no spare room left (money, time, space).

可以想成一條繩子被兩頭用力拉到筆直、再也動彈不得——所有鬆弛都被抽走了。這就是 tight 的核心畫面:沒有鬆動、沒…更多收起可以想成一條繩子被兩頭用力拉到筆直、再也動彈不得——所有鬆弛都被抽走了。這就是 tight 的核心畫面:沒有鬆動、沒有多餘空間、沒有餘地。從這裡它往兩個方向延伸:一邊是「東西被牢牢繃住、扣住」(結、握、合身的衣服),一邊是「某種資源或處境一點餘裕都不剩」(錢、時間、空間)。

原始詞典資料29 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

tightadj詞源 1/taɪt/

  • 1

    Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.

    • a tight sponge; a tight knot
    • Pull your seatbelts tight before takeoff.
  • 2

    Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.

    • tight control on a situation
  • 3

    Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.

    • Make sure to pull the rope tight.
    • The face which emerged was not reassuring. It was blunt and grey, the nose springing thick and flat from high on the frontal bone of the forehead, whilst his eyes were narrow slits of dark in a tight bandage of tissue. […].
  • 4

    Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.

    • I grew up in a poor neighborhood; money was very tight, but we made do.
    • China’s currency, the jenminpi, has remained stable; the Chinese assert that it is the "world’s most stable currency." This is generally conceded to be the result of the care with which the Chinese economy and its tight budget are managed.
  • 5

    informalFirmly held together; compact; not loose or open.

    • We've grown tighter over the years.
    • The drawbacks of being in a too-tight couple (there's no room to blow your nose)
  • 6

    derogatoryslangFirmly held together; compact; not loose or open.

    • He's a bit tight with his money.
    • You say he's a Jew, does it mean that he's tight?
  • 7

    slangFirmly held together; compact; not loose or open.

    • I started gambling when you were about four. Your mom and I were pretty tight for cash and I thought what the heck, it could get us some quick money.
  • 8

    Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.

    • The passageway was so tight we could barely get through.
    • They flew in a tight formation.
另外 17 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.

    • tight clothing;  a tight coat;  My socks are too tight.
  • 10

    Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.

    • The mountain pass was made dangerous by its many tight corners.
  • 11

    Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.

    • He reported the hull was tight and secure and did not leak a drop.
    • Security is tight inside and outside the building, guarded by a bewildering collection of soldiers, policemen and gendarmes. Relatives watch as prisoners in handcuffs and leg irons shuffle past.
  • 12

    Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.

    • Frank ended up fourth in a tight finish, only three-quarter of a length from first money.
    • Syracuse had built another good first half lead of 11 points. In the second half, however, Kansas came back and the score was tight through the rest of the game. In the final seconds, Syracuse led 81-78.
  • 13

    Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.

    • Their marching band is extremely tight.
  • 14

    hobbieslifestylesportsWell-rehearsed and accurate in execution.

    • The odd thing was that Sunderland made the better start and showed early signs that they might pose serious problems to the Premier League’s tightest defence.
  • 15

    slangIntoxicated; drunk.

    • We went drinking and got tight.
    • And every single night when me da’ would come home tight he’d invite the neighbours out with this chorus.
  • 16

    slangExtraordinarily great or special.

    • That is one tight bicycle!
  • 17

    slangMean; unfair; unkind.

    • Reilly: Ey, Miss, hang on, hang on... can we come with y', Miss? Can we? Digga: Go on, Miss, don't be tight, let's come.
    • "Ah leave him, ay!" goes one of the girls. "Don't be tight." I turns to her. "Don't you think it's tight terrorising old ladies? Ay?"
  • 18

    Limited or restricted.

    • We had a very tight schedule.
    • It is kept super-clean by helpful staff who still find the time to help customers with tight connections.
  • 19

    obsoleteNot ragged; whole; neat; tidy.

    • clad very plain, but clean and tight
    • I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight.
  • 20

    obsoleteHandy; adroit; brisk.

    • [S]ince we've sailed together, I've been conning over in my mind that the company of such miserable thieves and robbers was not to your liking, and would not suit such a tight lad with as good larning ^([sic]) as yourself.
  • 21

    card-gamespokerOf a player, who plays very few hands.

  • 22

    card-gamespokerUsing a strategy which involves playing very few hands.

  • 23

    slanghobbieslifestylemotor-racingWith understeer, primarily used to describe NASCAR stock cars.

  • 24

    slangAngry or irritated.

    • "I was trying to be like a lady, but y'all be getting me tight!"
  • 25

    vulgarslangOf a person, having a tight vagina or anus.

    • She was much tighter than he thought she would be. It had been a while since she had anything but oral sex she had an adrenaline rush as she heart began to pound.
    • She was very tight and wet at the same time. He never had sex with a maiden before.

tightadv詞源 1/taɪt/

  • 1

    Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.

    • Hold on tight to the rope.
    • 'I had my eyes tight shut.'
  • 2

    Soundly.

    • Good night, sleep tight.

tightverb詞源 2/taɪt/

  • 1

    obsoleteTo make tight; tighten.

  • 2

    obsoleteTo make water-tight.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。