Studio Classroom 2008.01.02

mit·ten noun [count]

a type of GLOVE with one part for your thumb and another part for your fingers

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scarf (plural scarves) noun [count]

a piece of cloth that you wear around your neck or head to keep warm or to make yourself look nice

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stock·ing noun [count]

1 a piece of clothing worn on a woman's foot and leg, held up by garters:
a pair of stockings

2 OLD-FASHIONED a man's sock

2a. in your stocking feet wearing socks, but not shoes

3 a CHRISTMAS STOCKING

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stock·ing stuff·er noun [count] AMERICAN

a small present that goes in a CHRISTMAS STOCKING

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gift (正式場合)
present (非正式場合)
stuffer

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How do the words go in that song？
It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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tight adjective

1 clothes that are tight are close against your body when you wear them:
a tight skirt/dress

1a. used about clothes that are uncomfortable because they are so close against your body:
The shoes were a little too tight.

2 a tight hold or GRIP is very firm and strong:
a tight grip on the handle of his putter

2a. firmly fastened in a particular position:
The screw was so tight I couldn't turn it.
She had twisted her hair into a tight knot.

3 something such as cloth or rope that is tight is stretched so that it is completely straight or flat

4 controlled very carefully and strictly:
Security has been very tight throughout the Prince's visit.
tight control of costs
It was politically desirable to have a tight economic policy.

4a. done with a lot of skill and care so that mistakes are not made:
a tight performance by the cast
They kept things tight for the first half of the game.

5 if money is tight, you have only just enough:
a tight budget: vacations for people on a tight budget
money is tight/things are tight: Things will be a little tight for a few months.

5a. if time is tight, you have so little time that it is difficult for you to do what you need to:
If time is tight, cook the chicken the day before.
a tight schedule/deadline/timetable: We're going to be working under a very tight schedule.

5b. if space is tight, you have only just enough:
You can just about park here, but it's pretty tight.
a tight squeeze (=a situation in which there is only just enough space): It's a tight squeeze for all of you in our little house.

6 if a game is tight, both players or teams play well and it is difficult to know who will win

7 a tight angle is a very small angle that gives you very little space to do something

8 a tight bend on a road is difficult to drive around because it curves a lot

9 if your chest or another part of your body feels tight, it feels as if it is being squeezed:
His throat was too tight to allow the words to escape.

10 a tight group of people have a close relationship with each other

11 a tight voice or expression shows that you are nervous or annoyed:
He gave her a tight smile.

12 consisting of people or things that are very close together:
a tight bundle of sticks

13 INFORMAL someone who is tight likes to avoid spending money. This word shows that you dislike people like this.

14 INFORMAL OLD-FASHIONED drunk

keep a tight grip/rein/hold on something

to control something in a very strict way

run a tight ship

to control something such as an organization or institution in a very strict and effective way

a tight spot/corner/situation

a difficult situation:
She can usually talk her way out of tight corners.

– tight·ly adverb :
Keep the windows tightly closed.
The skirt fits a little too tightly around the waist.
The campaign had been tightly controlled from start to finish.

– tight·ness noun [uncount]

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pant·y·hose noun [uncount] (另一種拼法 pantihose) 連身褲

a piece of women's clothing made of very thin cloth that covers the body tightly from the toes to the waist and is usually worn under dresses and skirts. British tights

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