tighten

/ˈtaɪ.tən/· verb

科技/AIB1

tighten
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Chinese meaning

收shōu紧jǐn;使shǐ更gèng严yán格gé(规guī定dìng/管guǎn控kòng)

使shǐ变biàn紧jǐn,收shōu紧jǐn

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警jǐng用yòng监jiān控kòng公gōng司sīFlock收shōu紧jǐn警jǐng方fāng使shǐ用yòng其qí监jiān控kòng网wǎng络luò的de规guī则zé

Example

Flock is tightening its rules in response to a growing surveillance backlash

警jǐng用yòng监jiān控kòng科kē技jì巨jù头tóuFlock正zhèng因yīn日rì益yì增zēng长zhǎng的de监jiān控kòng反fǎn弹tán而ér收shōu紧jǐn其qí规guī定dìng。

Source: MIT Technology Review · 14 Aug 2026

Background ✎

警jǐng用yòng监jiān控kòng平píng台táiFlock因yīn公gōng众zhòng对duì监jiān控kòng扩kuò张zhāng的de强qiáng烈liè反fǎn弹tán,调tiáo整zhěng了le警jǐng方fāng使shǐ用yòng其qí全quán国guó监jiān控kòng网wǎng络luò的de权quán限xiàn规guī则zé。

Roots · etymology

tight(紧)+ -en(使动后缀),约18世纪构成

  • tight(紧)+ -en(动词化后缀,使…化)

Collocations

  • tighten rules / tighten security / tighten restrictions

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