tighten
/ˈtaɪt(ə)n/📚 4577 2六级雅思If you tighten your grip on something, or if your grip tightens, you hold the thing more firmly or securely. 抓紧
verb [vt. 及物动词]（使）变紧，（使）紧固；旋紧，拧紧；抓紧，攥紧；（由于生气而）（嘴巴）撅起，（双唇）紧闭；（使）（肌肉或身体某部位）变得僵硬，绷紧；使（规定、政策、制度）更加严格，使更加有效；（对……）严加控制，（使）加强控制；<美>（比赛）变得激烈（紧张）
Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.
一些国家紧缩货币政策以避免通货膨胀。
tight(紧的) + en(使…) → (使)变紧
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- Luke answered by tightening his grip on her shoulder. 卢克回应了，紧紧抓住她的肩膀。
- Her arms tightened about his neck in gratitude. 她的双臂紧紧搂住他的脖子，充满感激。
- He knows he has considerable support for his plans to tighten his grip on the machinery of central government. 他知道他那些对中央政府加强控制的计划拥有相当多的支持。
- I used my thumbnail to tighten the screw on my lamp. 我用拇指指甲拧紧了灯上的螺丝。
- Sofia's throat had tightened and she couldn't speak. 索菲娅的喉咙哽住了，说不了话。
- The United States plans to tighten the economic sanctions currently in place. 美国计划使现行的经济制裁更加严厉。
- Until this week, every attempt to tighten up the law had failed. 到本周为止，一切严格执法的努力都失败了。