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tautly

/ˈtɔtli/ adv C1 ✓

In a taut manner, tightly, tensely.

Word Origin Tautly comes from taut, from Proto-Germanic *tahtaz 'tight, stretched,' from PIE *dekt- 'to stretch.' The same root gives us tight, tension, and possibly textile (stretched fibers). So tautly means 'in a tightly stretched manner.'

adv In a taut manner, tightly, tensely. C1 ✓

The rope was stretched tautly between the two posts to support the heavy load.

(副词) 紧绷地；拉紧地

绳子在两根柱子之间绷得紧紧的，以支撑重物。

(adverbio) De manera tensa; tensamente; firmemente.

La cuerda estaba tensa entre los dos postes para soportar la carga pesada.

(adverbe) tendu; raide; de manière tendue; rigidement [De manière tendue, raide ou rigide ; sans aucun relâchement.]

La corde était tendue fermement entre les deux poteaux pour supporter la lourde charge.

(Adverb) straff; stramm; gespannt [**tautly** *Adverb*: Auf straffe, gespannte oder stramm gespannte Weise; ohne Durchhang oder Lockerheit.]

Die Segel waren **tautly** gespannt, um den Wind optimal auszunutzen.

(副詞) ぴんと張った様子で；緊迫して。

重い荷物を支えるため、ロープは2本の柱の間にぴんと張られた。

(advérbio) tensamente; esticadamente; retesadamente [De maneira tensa; esticada; rigidamente.]

A corda foi esticada firmemente entre os dois postes para sustentar a carga pesada.

Synonyms: tightly tensely rigidly stiffly strainedly firmly stretchedly Antonyms: loosely slackly laxly relaxedly
Word parts: taut + ly

Common collocations

say verb be verb of prep ask verb black adj in prep

Related words

tautness

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