"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
2. simply tighten = po prostu dociśnij simply tighten
  • It simply tightened its hold on her head, as if to squeeze her thoughts out altogether.
  • Should the Cubans continue to compete and simply tighten security?
  • The local warlords and local militias will simply tighten their grip.
  • I arched my back, trying to free myself, but the guy simply tightened his grip and there was nothing I could do.
  • She struggled in the farm boys' hands; they simply tightened their grips.
  • He suggested that simply tightening the agencies' ties would be a better way to help astronomers.
  • Nellie Hale, a blend of both temperaments, simply tightened her mouth.
  • Those who have neither the option nor the desire to go abroad must simply tighten their belts.
  • Simply tighten the thigh muscles, also called the quadriceps, of one leg at a time.
  • Sometimes, simply tightening the bonnet nut may be the answer.
(7) automatically, reflexively
Kolokacji: 2

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