taut/tɔ:t; tɔt/ adj1 (of rope, wire, cloth, etc) tightly stretched; not slack (指绳索、 金属线、 布等)拉紧的, 不松弛的.2 (of muscles or nerves) tense (指肌肉或神经)紧张的.
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