adj.紧的；紧身的；密集的；拮据的
adv.紧紧地；牢固地；迅速地
This pair of trousers is too tight for me. 这条裤子我穿太紧了。
This drawer is too tight for me to open it. 这抽屉太紧了，我打不开。
That fat woman looked ridiculous in her tight golden dress. 那位胖妇人穿着金色的紧身礼服，显得滑稽可笑。
Don't they know how tight my schedule is? 他们不晓得我的日程安排有多紧吗?
Since money was tight, we settled for a short trip to the south. 既然钱紧了一点,我们退而求其次,来一趟短期的南部之旅。
用作副词 (adv.)His fists were clenched tight. 他紧握双拳。
With a bread knife Miss Martha quickly made a deep slash in each of the stale loaves, inserted a generous quantity of butter, and pressed the loaves tight again. 玛莎小姐迅速地在两条面包上分别深深地切了一刀，慷慨地加进了好多黄油，然后再把面包压实。
If markets suddenly become more volatile, hedge funds can very quickly unwind their short yen positions, whereas households are more likely to sit tight. 若市场波动水平突然增大，对冲基金能够迅速地对日元空头头寸进行平仓，然而家庭投资者则倾向于采取观望态度。
tight的基本意思是“牢的,紧的,不松动的,难解开的”,指紧紧地绕住某种东西或把某物紧紧地束在一起; 形容一种构造时可指其各个部分紧紧地联系在一起,可译作“紧密结合的,不漏的,不透的”,还可指人被困于绝境或“小气的,吝啬的”。
tight也可表示“绷紧的,拉紧的”“紧密的,密集的”“势均力敌的”“(银根)紧的,难借得到的”“喝醉的”等。
tight在句中可用作定语、表语或宾语补足语。用作表语时其后可接介词短语或that从句。
在美国口语中, tight还可用作名词,意思是“困难的处境”。例如:He will work much harder when he gets in a tight.他遇到困难时会更加努力工作。
adv.(副词)tight用作副词的意思是“紧紧地,牢牢地”。
tight也可作“彻底地,好好地”解,是非正式用法。
