紧[jǐn]

形

1. tight; taut; close

♦ 把绳子拉~ pull the rope taut

♦ 把螺丝拧~ tighten the screw

♦ ~握手中枪 hold the gun tight in one's hands

♦ 这双鞋太~。 These shoes are too tight. or These shoes pinch.

2. urgent; pressing; tense

♦ 任务~。 The task is urgent.

♦ 风声~。 Things are tense.

♦ 雨下得正~。 It was raining hard.

3. strict; stringent

♦ 管得~ exercise strict control; be strict with

4. hard up; short of money

♦ 手头~ be short of money; be hard up

♦ 银根~。 Money is tight.

动tighten

♦ ~一~背包带 tighten the knapsack straps