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ADJ-GRADED
绷紧的;拉紧的
Something that is taut is stretched very tight.
例句
When muscles are taut or cold there is more chance of injury or strain...
肌肉绷紧或受凉时更容易损伤。
The clothes line is pulled taut and secured.
晾衣绳被拉紧并系牢。
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ADJ-GRADED
肌肉结实的;健美的
If a person or their body is taut, they are very lean with firm muscles.
例句
That summer she had shed the weight gained during pregnancy, her body was trim and taut.
那年夏天，她减去了怀孕期间增加的体重，身材又变得修长而健美。
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ADJ-GRADED
忧虑的;紧张的
If someone has a taut expression, they look very worried and tense.
例句
Ben sat up quickly, his face taut and terrified...
本一骨碌坐了起来，表情紧张而惊恐。
Little by little she lost the taut, strained air of perpetual anxiety.
长期焦虑带来的紧张而疲惫的神色从她脸上慢慢消失了。
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ADJ-GRADED
(文章、电影等)结构严谨的，紧凑的
If you describe a piece of writing or a film as taut, you mean that it is good because it is exciting and has no unnecessary details.
例句
...Eric Rochant's 'Aux yeux du monde', a taut thriller about the kidnapping of a school bus.
艾希·侯相导演的《在世人面前》——一部劫持校车的情节紧凑的惊悚片