| 词汇 | tight |
| 释义 | tight Theme: BUSY mod. busy; with little margin for error.In a tight situation Martin can be sort of a wet rag.When the schedule is tight and we are busy as all get out, the telephone won't stop ringing. Theme: INTOXICATED - ALCOHOL mod. alcohol intoxicated.Frank was tight and didn't want to drive.The host got tight and had to go to bed. Theme: STINGY mod. stingy.She's really tight with her cash.You're just too tight. Gimme a fiver, Dad, come on. tight as a tick mod. very tight.This lid is screwed on tight as a tick.The windows were closed—tight as a tick—to keep the cold out. tight 1. adjective 1 tipsy; drunk US, 1830. 2 lacking generosity, mean UK, 2000. 3 aggressive; cruel; unpleasant. From the previous sense as 'mean', punning on 'mean' as 'cruel' UK, 1999. 4 hard; severe; difficult UK, 1764. 5 of a slot machine, disadvantageous to the gambler in terms of the frequency of payouts US, 1984. 6 used of a hard bargain US, 1828. 7 of money; hard to come by; in short-circulation UK, 1846. 8 used of a player in poker extremely conservative in play and betting US, 1990. 9 of a contest, close, evenly matched US, 1848. 10 friendly US, 1956. 11 good; fashionable; in style US, 1998 2. noun 1 a close friend BAHAMAS, 1982. 2 in poker, a hand consisting of three cards of the same rank and a pair. Known conventionally as a 'full house' CANADA, 1988.► in a tightin serious trouble US, 1984 tight1. mod. stingy. She’s really tight with her cash. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. Frank was tight and didn’t want to drive. 3. mod. stressful; with little margin for error. When the schedule is tight and we are busy as all get out, the telephone won’t stop ringing. 4. mod. cool; super. His new car is tight! 5. mod. close to someone; friendly with someone. Those two are really tight. True buds.
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