"tighten" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

tighten verbo

tighten + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 30
tighten controls • tighten one's grip • tighten one's belts • tighten security • tighten one's hold • tighten policy • tighten one's arms • ...
verbo + tighten
Kolokacji: 4
try tightening • begin tightening • keep tightening • finish tightening
tighten + preposición
Kolokacji: 25
tighten up • tighten around • tighten on • tighten into • tighten with • ...
1. tighten by = dociskać przez tighten by
2. tighten down = dociśnij w dół tighten down
4. tighten across = dociśnij wszerz tighten across
5. tighten upon = dociskać na tighten upon
6. tighten under = dociśnij poniżej tighten under
7. tighten until = dociskać do czasu gdy tighten until
8. tighten during = dociskać podczas tighten during
9. tighten inside = dociśnij do środka tighten inside
10. tighten through = dociśnij całkowicie tighten through
11. tightened since = dociśnięty od tej pory tightened since
  • Internet Wire says it has tightened its security policies since the hoax.
  • Security has been tightened throughout Japan since the attack last month.
  • But one obvious response is to improve fuel economy standards, which have not been tightened since the Reagan years.
  • The screws were further tightened in mid-1996, and since, consistently.
  • Security at the Byron plant has been tightened considerably since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
  • Security is relatively light, but appears to have been tightened since the 1989 crackdown.
  • Security has been considerably tightened since September 11, 2001, such that these measures are similar to airport security.
  • The airport checkpoint screening has been significantly tightened since 2001.
  • Security has been tightened since the attempted kidnapping of the queen.
  • But immigration rules have been tightened since the Vietnam era, making would-be migrants apply from their home countries.
12. tighten from = dociskać z tighten from
13. tighten following = dociśnij następowanie tighten following
tighten + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 31
tighten further • tighten slightly • tighten painfully • tighten suddenly • slowly tighten • ...

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