"tighten" nach Englisch mit Beispielen - Kollokationen-Wörterbuch Englisch

tighten Verb

tighten + Substantiv
Kolokacji: 30
tighten controls • tighten one's grip • tighten one's belts • tighten security • tighten one's hold • tighten policy • tighten one's arms • ...
Verb + tighten
Kolokacji: 4
try tightening • begin tightening • keep tightening • finish tightening
tighten + Präposition
Kolokacji: 25
tighten up • tighten around • tighten on • tighten into • tighten with • ...
tighten + Adjektiv/Adverb
Kolokacji: 31
tighten further • tighten slightly • tighten painfully • tighten suddenly • slowly tighten • ...
(3) suddenly, sharply
Kolokacji: 2
(4) convulsively, steadily
Kolokacji: 2
(5) merely, simply
Kolokacji: 2
1. merely tighten = jedynie dociśnij merely tighten
  • He said nothing to that; he merely tightened his lips.
  • Yuma merely tightened his arms and held her where she was.
  • She tried to move, but the webbing merely tightened around her limbs.
  • But Jeff merely tightened his arms, keeping her close.
  • John merely tightened his hold, while taking care not to hurt her.
  • She squirmed against his grip, but the fingers merely tightened.
  • But she merely tightened her grip on the wheel and eased the truck forward.
  • He had put a hand on her arm, and when she tried to free it, he merely tightened his hold.
  • The chief engineer, though, merely tightened her jaw and accepted the drink.
  • She would have moved away, far away, but his arm merely tightened around her.
2. simply tighten = po prostu dociśnij simply tighten
(7) automatically, reflexively
Kolokacji: 2

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