tightening

1. V-ERG 抓紧;攥紧
   If you tighten your grip on something, or if your grip tightens, you hold the thing more firmly or securely.
   1. Luke answered by tightening his grip on her shoulder...
      卢克的回应就是把她的肩头抓得更紧了。
   2. Her arms tightened about his neck in gratitude...
      她充满感激，把他的脖子搂得更紧了。
   3. Stefano's grip tightened and his tone became colder.
      斯蒂芬诺的手抓得更紧了，语气也更冷了。
2. V-ERG 绷紧，拉紧(绳、链)
   If you tighten a rope or chain, or if it tightens, it is stretched or pulled hard until it is straight.
   1. The anchorman flung his whole weight back, tightening the rope...
      那个压阵队员使尽了全身力气往后拽，把绳子拉得紧紧的。
   2. The cables tightened and he was lifted gradually from the deck.
      缆绳绷紧了，他被慢慢地吊离了甲板。
3. V-ERG (对…)严加控制;(使)加强控制
   If a government or organization tightens its grip on a group of people or an activity, or if its grip tightens, it begins to have more control over it.
   1. He knows he has considerable support for his plans to tighten his grip on the machinery of central government...
      他清楚有相当多的人支持他对中央政府机构加强控制的计划。
   2. As the regime's grip on the mainland tightened over the next few years, hundreds of thousands more people fled south.
      随着后来几年那个政权加强对大陆的控制，又有数十万人逃往南方。
4. VERB 拧紧，旋紧(螺钉、螺丝帽等)
   When you tighten a screw, nut, or other device, you turn it or move it so that it is more firmly in place or holds something more firmly.
   1. I used my thumbnail to tighten the screw on my lamp...
      我用拇指指甲把台灯上的螺钉拧紧了。
   2. All the bolts were fully tightened.
      所有的螺钉都拧紧了。
   3. Tighten up means the same as tighten .
      tighten up 同 tighten
   4. It's important to tighten up the wheels properly, otherwise they vibrate loose and fall off.
      把轮子拧紧是很重要的，否则它们会因振动松动、脱落。
5. VERB (身体局部)变僵硬，产生憋闷感，产生阻塞感
   If a part of your body tightens, the muscles in it become tense and stiff, for example because you are angry or afraid.
   1. Sofia's throat had tightened and she couldn't speak...
      索菲娅喉咙哽住了，说不出话来。
   2. She saw his jaw tighten and his face lose its colour.
      她看见他的下巴绷紧，脸色煞白。
6. VERB 使(规定、政策、制度)更加严格；使更加有效
   If someone in authority tightens a rule, a policy, or a system, they make it stricter or more efficient.
   1. The United States plans to tighten the economic sanctions currently in place...
      美国计划加大现有经济制裁的力度。
   2. They have tightened security along the border...
      他们加强了边境的安全工作。
   3. Take-off and landing procedures have been tightened after two jets narrowly escaped disaster.
      在两架喷气机差点出事故之后，起飞和降落的操作规程更加严格了。
   4. Tighten up means the same as tighten .
      tighten up 同 tighten
   5. Until this week, every attempt to tighten up the law had failed...
      到本周为止，一切旨在严格执法的努力都失败了。
   6. He accused ministers of breaking election pledges to tighten up on immigration.
      他指责部长们没有兑现在竞选中许下的加强移民管制的诺言。
7. to tighten your belt → see: belt

1. The new measures are aimed at tightening existing sanctions.
   新措施旨在加强现行的制裁。
2. The rebels are tightening the noose around the capital
   叛乱分子正在收紧对首都的包围。
3. Boylan plays with language, letting the prose sprawl about before tightening it suddenly to great effect
   博伊兰随心所欲地驾驭着语言，先是任文章自由铺展，然后猛地收住，产生了绝好的效果。
4. The troops are tightening their stranglehold on the city
   部队正在加强对该市的控制。
5. Luke answered by tightening his grip on her shoulder
   卢克的回应就是把她的肩头抓得更紧了。
6. The anchorman flung his whole weight back, tightening the rope
   那个压阵队员使尽了全身力气往后拽，把绳子拉得紧紧的。
7. It needs tightening up a little.
   它还需要再收紧些。
8. Goldman analysts downgraded the region in November because of significant stock run-ups, signs of speculation and possible policy tightening to curb inflation.
   11月份的时候，高盛分析师对中国股市进行了降级处理，因为重要的股票起伏不定，有消息称国家将出台政策抑制通货膨胀。
9. Such statistics have lessened the need for the US Federal Reserve to be aggressive in tightening monetary policy.
   这类统计数据降低了美联储大幅紧缩货币政策的必要性。
10. First, we are now seeing a policy-driven tightening in monetary policy.
    首先，我们看到了政策推动型的货币政策紧缩。
11. Refer to tools and tightening torques in chapter "removing camshaft housing"!
    参阅章节“拆卸凸轮轴室”中的工具和拧紧力矩！
12. Would tightening fiscal and monetary policy, at the same time, be the remedy?
    同时收紧财政和货币政策会解决问题吗？
13. Now suppose that, instead of keeping calm, the authorities are frightened into premature monetary and fiscal tightening.
    现在假设一下，如果各国政府不是保持冷静，而是被吓得过早实施了货币和财政紧缩政策。
14. With a lag, that tightening has had the predicted result.
    这些紧缩政策在滞后了一段时间后达到了预期的结果。
15. Ironically, until recently China had been pursuing monetary and fiscal tightening to fight inflation.
    具有讽刺意味的是，直到最近，中国还一直奉行紧缩性的货币和财政政策，以抗击通胀。
16. Banks have responded to loan losses by tightening lending standards and reducing credit lines.
    银行已通过拉紧出借标准和降低信用额度，对贷款损失作出反应。
17. At some stage these tightening measures will have a real impact on the real economy.
    在某个阶段，这些紧缩措施将对实体经济产生实际影响。
18. The direction of rotation must be observed when loosening and tightening.
    松开和拧紧时必须注意旋转方向。
19. Observe loosening and tightening sequence!
    请遵循松开和拧紧顺序！
20. China had already begun to implement tightening measures when it raised interest rates and increased reserve requirements last month.
    中国已经开始实施一些紧缩措施&上个月提高了利率，并且提高了存款准备金要求。
21. The surge in Renminbi interest rates in funding and forex markets also reflects an unexpected tightening of liquidity conditions.
    融资和外汇市场上人民币利率的大幅上升，也反映了流动性状况的意外收紧。
22. If this is inhibited by fiscal tightening, recovery will be strangled.
    如果财政紧缩抑制了这种支出，那么复苏就将被扼杀。
23. Low inflationary pressures in Europe and Japan also justified an end to monetary tightening.
    欧洲和日本较低的通胀压力也为结束货币紧缩政策提供了依据。
24. I regulate the tempo by tightening and loosening.
    节奏调控收紧和放松有高有低。
25. Would withdrawal of current extraordinary liquidity and deposit guarantees accelerate or offset monetary tightening?
    撤消目前的特别流动性和存款担保，会促进还是抵消货币紧缩作用？
26. Attempted tightening on this scale would dampen the economy and risk creating a vicious cycle of debt and deflation.
    如此大规模的紧缩尝试将对经济构成打击，并可能会制造一个债务和通缩的恶性循环。
27. Surveys of businesses and banks have shown no pervasive tightening of credit.
    对企业和银行的调查显示没有任何普遍的信用紧缩。
28. The tightening of credit since the crisis has only exacerbated this anxiety.
    危机以来对信贷的收紧加重了这一担忧。
29. Maybe I am too pessimistic about the implications for demand of the envisaged fiscal tightening.
    对于设想中的财政紧缩对需求会产生的影响，也许我的想法太悲观了。
30. Tension the engine by aligning the hooks and tightening the spindles at the same time.
    通过同时对齐挂钩和拧紧芯轴拉紧发动机。

noun

1. the act of making something tighter
   1. the tightening of economic controls