The thought of Nick made her throat tighten.

一想到尼克就会让她的喉咙发紧。

Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.

一些国家紧缩货币政策以避免通货膨胀。

The government has decided to tighten its immigration policy.

政府已决定收紧其移民政策。

With the price increases, we are all having to tighten our belts.

由于物价上涨，我们都只好勒紧裤腰带了。

It's important to tighten up the wheels properly, otherwise they vibrate loose and fall off.

把车轮拧紧很重要，否则它们会振动而松脱。

It would be unseemly for judges to receive pay increases when others are having to tighten their belts.

在其他人都得勒紧裤腰带过活的时候给法官们加薪是不合适的。

You can expect that noose to continue to tighten.

预计该趋势还将继续收紧。

Now, I could feel my hands sweat and my throat tighten.

现在，我能感觉到我的手在出汗，喉咙在发紧。

As an example of the latter point, he notes growing efforts at major universities to tighten grading standards and restore failing grades.

作为后一点的例子，他注意到各大大学在收紧评分标准和恢复不及格成绩方面的努力越来越大。

For example, the lungs and the heart muscle expand less successfully, the blood vessels become increasingly rigid, and the ligaments and tendons tighten.

例如，肺部和心脏肌肉扩张不太成功，血管变得越来越僵硬，韧带和肌腱收紧。

Blood vessels in the head tighten to stop the loss of body heat and then relax to let blood flow rise; that sudden rush of blood is what causes the headache.

头部的血管收紧以阻止身体热量的流失，然后放松让血液流动起来，血液的突然涌入是引起头痛的原因。

We need to tighten the grip we have on the market.

我们得加强对市场的控制力。

I used my thumbnail to tighten the screw on my lamp.

我用拇指指甲拧紧了灯上的螺丝。

Until this week, every attempt to tighten up the law had failed.

到本周为止，一切严格执法的努力都失败了。

This treatment helps tone the body, firm up muscles and tighten the skin.

这种治疗可以帮助保持体态，使肌肉变结实、皮肤紧致。

The United States plans to tighten the economic sanctions currently in place.

美国计划使现行的经济制裁更加严厉。

They are now under a great deal of pressure to tighten their airport security.

他们目前承受着加强机场保安措施的巨大压力。

Clearly, if you are spending more than your income, you'll need to tighten your belt.

很显然，如果你现在花钱就入不敷出，以后就不得不勒紧腰带了。

He knows he has considerable support for his plans to tighten his grip on the machinery of central government.

他知道他那些对中央政府加强控制的计划拥有相当多的支持。

When you are finished filling up, be sure you tighten your gas cap.

你加完油之后，一定要把油盖拧紧。

Now, several states are moving to tighten laws by adding new regulations for opting out.

现在，有几个州正在采取行动，通过增加关于退出权方面的新法规使法律变得更严格。

Health and environmental advocates have long urged US government agencies to tighten the use of some of the 11 chemicals the report cites and called for more studies on their long-term effects.

长期以来，健康和环保倡导者们一直在敦促美国政府部门加强对报告中提及的11种化学物品的使用管制，并呼吁对化学品的长期影响进行更多的研究。

Health and environmental advocates having long urged U.S. government agencies to tighten the use of some of the 11 chemicals the report cites and called for more studies on their long-term effects.

长期以来，健康和环保倡导者们一直在敦促美国政府部门加强对报告中提及的11种化学物品的使用管制，并呼吁对它们的长期影响进行更多的研究。

The strap is too loose. Tighten it up a bit.

带子太松了， 再勒一勒。

A money market tough to tighten.

一个强硬的紧缩型货币市场。

It can then tighten policy.

然后他能够采取收紧政策。

You want to tone and tighten your legs.

你要想调节和绷紧你的腿。

I need to tighten this screw. It's loose.

这个螺丝松了，我得把它拧紧点。

Regulators may tighten the screw as well.

监管者或许会紧紧螺母。