Tighten

(verb.) become tight or tighter; 'The rope tightened'.

(verb.) make tight or tighter; 'Tighten the wire'.

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• And with that I commenced to bend him back across my knee and tighten my grip upon his throat. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• Robert Jordan felt Maria's hand on his arm and felt her fingers tighten with delight. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Ropes were then put about the neck, with a slipnoose which would tighten around the throat if pulled. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Gudrun saw Gerald's body tighten, saw a sharp blindness come into his eyes. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Suppose that while one were bearing on pretty hard with a well-tightened string, in order to bring fire quickly, the point of the spindle should slip from its block. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Now you have tightened your garters, the gypsy said approvingly. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• She stopped for a moment, her arms tightened over her bosom, and she laughed to herself--a hard, harsh, angry laugh. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Then his finger tightened on the trigger. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• After a darkening hour or so, suddenly the rudder-lines tightened in his hold, and he steered hard towards the Surrey shore. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Wemmick tightened his post-office and shook his head, as if his opinion were dead against any fatal weakness of that sort. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Her cheek grew burning hot against my neck, and her arms trembled and tightened round me. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• I turned on the instant, with my fingers tightening round the handle of my stick. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• She stood up also, her lips tightening under a rapid frown. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• Rouse the _Teniente-Coronel_, I say, Gomez said and Andreu Nin saw his mouth tightening. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• In the construction of long wire fences provision must be made for tightening the wire in summer, otherwise great sagging would occur. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• The lever which threw the former friction gear into adjustment was made to operate an idler pulley for tightening the axle-belt. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• I felt Miss Halcombe's hand again, tightening its hold on my arm--I raised my head and looked at her. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• They say it winds round the lungs, and tightens them up. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.

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