上紧 meaning in English
pull up
tightening
Examples
- Why not make a pecuniary sacrifice ?
为什么不能在用度上紧缩一点呢？ - Many cars lay jostling each other at the parking lot .
许多汽车在停车场上紧紧挨着。 - A run-down watch is still a watch and can be rewound .
手表停了还是手表，还能重新上紧发条。 - But madman who sought war ought to be put in strait jackets .
但追求战争的狂人应该统统给他们穿上紧身衣。 - What happens to the energy stored in a wound clockspring when the clock runs down ?
时钟不走了，上紧了的发条内所储存的能量到哪里去了？