Taut

(adj.) pulled or drawn tight; 'taut sails'; 'a tight drumhead'; 'a tight rope' .

(adj.) 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' .

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• The country was taut and excited like an athletic competitor at the end of his training. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• She seemed upset and taut. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• If that did not happen, and if the belt was made taut suddenly, the armature burned out--which it did with disconcerting frequency. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The gypsy was holding the lead rope with the pack-horse pulling his head taut behind him. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• I held the taut line and felt the faint pulsing of the spinner revolving while I looked at the dark November water of the lake and the deserted shore. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• A quick jerk drew it taut. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• If the wires were stretched taut in the summer, there would not be sufficient leeway for the contraction which accompanies cold weather, and in winter they would snap. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.

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