'tight-arse
noun
{informal, disapproving) 1 (6r£) a person who
does not like spending money 吝裔鬼；会公鸡
2 (A/Awf ’‘.tight-ass) a person，who' controls their emotions and actions very
carefully and does not like to break th.e rules 拘谨的人；拘泥的人►_tight-arsed {Br£) [NAmE 'tigWt-assed) adj.
tight-en /.taitn/ ~ (sth) (up) 1 to become or make sth become tight or tighter (無）变紧，更加牢固：[V] The rope
holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。◊ His mouth tightened into
a thin 〖ine•他的嘴福成了一道细缝。◊ [VN] to tighten a
Zic^/screw/rope/fcnot拧紧盖子/螺钉；绷紧绳子；打紧结
❖
The nuts weren't properly tightened and the wheel came 0#•螺母没拧紧，轮子旎落了。◊ She t妙tened her grip on his
arm.她抓他的手臂抓得更紧了。2 [VN]
to
make sth become stricter 使更加严格；加强：to tighten security 加强安全措施 PUa loosen IT»T?il
tighten your 'belt to spend less money because there is less
available福紧腰带（省吃俭用）0 note at save liJilKJ .tighten 'up (on sth) to become stricter or
more careful变得更加卢棬（或小心）：Laws on
gambZfng have tightened up recently•有关赌博的法律最近变得更加
严厉'•〇 〇 The police
are tightening up on under-age drinking.警方正在采取更加严厉的措施对付未成年人饮酒
的问题。
■tight 'end./?_ (in
American football 美.式足球） an attacking player
who plays close to the tackle
_近端锋_
.tight-'fisted adj. not willing to spend
or give much money 吝啬的；小气的 mean, stingy .tight- fitting adj. that fits very tightly
or closely 紧身
的；贴身的 H171 close-fitting ： a tight-fitting skirt
>紧身裙子
■tight head /7〇w/7 (in rugby 橄榄球）the player in the
front row of a team in the scrum
who is furthest from where the ball is put in并列争球前边锋 .tight-'knit (also ,tightly-'knit) adj. (of a family or
community 象族或社■区)with
all tlie members having strong friendly relationships with one another 关系密 切的；紧密团结的：a commun〖fy紧密
团结的矿业界
.tight-lipped at/). 1 not willing to talk about sth 口紧 的；缄口不语品；守口如舨的2 keeping your lips
pressed firmly together, especially because you are angry about sth双唇紧闭的（尤指因生气)
closely and firmly; in 丑 tight
manner 紧紧地；牢固地；
紧密;: Her eyes were tigh办dosed•鈿必双眼余闭着。
◊
ffe Md on tigMy to Zier arm.他紧紧抓住她的手臂。；◊ a tighrty
packed crowd 〇/tourists挤得严严实实的旅游人
群 o note at tight
tight-rope /'taitraup; NAmE -roup/ noun a rope or wire that is
stretched tightly high above the ground and tiiat performers walk along,
especially in a circus (尤揮'马 戏团表演用的）绷紧的绳索，绷紧的钢丝：a tightrope waWcer 走_丝演员 fliTOl tread/walk a 'tightrope to be in a difficult
situation in which you do not have much freedom of action and need to be
extremely careful about what you do身处困境；如履薄冰
tights /taits/ noun [pi.] 1 ,(6r£) {NAmE panty-hose) a piece of clothing
made of very thin cloth that fits closely over a woman’s hips, legs and feet (女用 备袜，紧#裤：
a
pair 〇/ tig/its
—条连裤袜 一 compare
stocking(I) 2 a
piece of clothing similar to tights but made of thicker cloth, worn especially
by dancers，（其指舞蹈演 .员穿的,）紧身衣裤
tight-wad /'taitwod; NAmE -wa:d/ noun (NAmE, informal) a person who hates to
spend or give money 客啬鬼；小
气鬼；守财奴cm MISER tig.resi /'taigras/ ziown a female tiger 雌老'虎 tike noun = tyke
tikka /'tika; BrE also 'tiika/ noun [U, C] a spicy S Asian
dish consisting of pieces of meat or vegetables which have been left in a sauce
and then cooked ♦卡烧燭肉
片（或蔬菜‘r(南亚菜肴，将肉片或蔬菜用酱汁腌后烹煮
而成）：chfcfcen tifcfca帝卡烧煩鸡肉片
til, ’til O UNTIL
tilak
/'tilaek/
noun a mark on the forehead of a Hindu, worn as a religious symbol or for
decoration (印度教 _教徒标在前额代表教派或作装饰的）•吉祥记 tilde /'tilda/ noun 1 the
mark ( ~ ) placed over letters in some languages and some vowels in the
International Phonetic Alphabet to show how they should be pronounced, as in Espana, Sao Paulo and penchant /'pdJd/ 腭化符号（—）（置于萆些语肓的字母和国际音标中某些元
音符号i上，表示发:音方法）2 (also
,swung ’dash) the mark (~ used in this dictionary in
some parts of an entry to represent the word in dark type at the top of the
entry波形号，托字号（在本词典词条的某些义项内用
_以代表首词）. tile /tail/ noun, verb
a
noun 1 a flat, usually square,
piece of baked clay, carpet or other material
that is used in rows for covering walls and floors (贴墙或铺地用的）瓷砖，地
砖，小方地毯，片状材料：ceramic月oor tries陶鮝地砖◊ carpet tiies.小.方地毯 2 a piece of baked clay that is used in rows for covering roofs (铺屋:顶的瓦，瓦片
3 any
of the small flat pieces that are used in particular board games (棋盘游成的）.棋子 IMI see night ■ verfc [VN] 1 to cover a surface with tiles
铺瓦；铺地砖；
贴瓷話：a tiZed bathroom铺瓷砖的浴室2 (c〇/T7pwt/>?g计) to arrange several
windows on a computer screen so that they fill the screen but do not cover each
other 1平铺显示，并列显承，f片式显f (视窗1 tiler /'tail0(r)/ noun a person whose job is to
lay tiles 砖瓦匠；铺瓦工;贴砖工
til-ing /_tailm/ [U] 1 an
area covered with tiles 瓷 砖面；地砖洁；瓦屋顶 2
the work of covering a floor， wall, etc. with tiles盖元；贴瓷砖；铺地砖
till 〇tw /til/ conj., prep., noun, verb mconj.,
prep. = until： V^e’re open tiH 6 o’cZoc/c 我们营 业至!J 6 点钟。◊ Can’t you wait tiH we get home?七；^你 就不能 _
_ 们回到家吗？ ◊ Just wait .tiH
you see ft. Jt’s great.你就等着直到看见它吧。好看极了。： GSH Till is generally felt
to be more informal than until and is used much less often in writing. At the
beginning of a sentence，until is usually used. —般认为 till
不如 until
iE ^在书面语中不常用。:句首通常用until。
• noun 1 (6r£) = cash register 2 [BrE, informal) the place where you pay
for goods in a large shop/store <大商店中的〉交款处，收银台：PZease pay at the tiH. 请在交款处付款。◊ a iong queue at the他收款处的长队
3 {especially
m verb [VN] {old use) to prepare and use land
for growing crops耕作；犁地
tillage
/'tilid3/ noun [U] {old-fashioned) 1 the process of
preparing and using land for growing crops 痛地（包括 整—和土壤中耕）2 land that is
_used for growing crops .耕地
till-er /'tlla^)/ noun a bar that is used to
turn the rudder of a small boat in order to steer it (:小船的、）
蛇柄一compare helm tilt /tilt/ verb, noun
m verb 1 [usually +adv./prep.] to move, or make sth
move, into a position with one side or end higher than the other (使）倾斜，倾侧 PiTTl
tip ： [V] Suddenly the
boat tiZted to one dde.木船突然倾向一俩j。◊ The
seat tiZts/orvvard,
when you press this.iever•备包个控制柄，
座位就向前倾斜。◊ [VN] His hat was ti7ted af an
angle.他侖 _ 午有点—。◊ She fiited her head bacfc and Zoofced up at':me with a smile•她仰起头含笑看着我。
2 to make sth/sb change slightly so that one
particular opinion, person, etc. is preferred or more
likely to succeed than another; to change in this way 使倾向 于使向…倾斜；偏向：{VN] The conditions may tilt the balance in favour of the Kenyan runners,
对肯尼亚赛跑运动员有利。◊ [V] PopuZar
opinion has tiffed fn/avour 0/ the socialists.公众备论已病1 向社会党
人一边。IHTOI tilt at 'windmills to waste your energy
attacking imaginary enemies攻击假想敌；庸人自说
MdMIJI From Cervantes,
novel Don Quixote, in which the hero
thought that the windmills he saw were giants