Tightening crept drowsy 词性意思是什么?

个人觉得正确的翻译应该是,对新闻界显著地加强了法律控制.
以in a...开头,实际上是in a .way的意思,以...的方式,所以等于是legal controls in a significant tightening way over the press.

1.关系代词that引导的定语从句,that指人或指物,在从句中可以作主语、宾语.多数情况下,可与which互换.
【真题例句】In a significant tightening of legal controls over the press,Lord Irvine,the Lord Chancellor,will introduce a draft bill that will propose making payments to witnesses illegal and will strictly control the amount of publicity that can be given to a case before a trial begins.（2001完形）
【结构分析】本句主干为Lord Irvine will introduce a draft bill…；其中bill由that引导的定语从句that will propose making payments to witnesses illegal and will strictly control the amount of publicity…修饰,在从句中,that指代先行词bill作主语.观察连词and,可确定此从句中并列两个谓语will propose和will control.其中control的宾语the amount of publicity后又跟一个that引导的定语从句that can be given to a case before a trial begins,使用了被动语态,that指代先行词publicity作主语.句首的介词短语In a significant tightening of legal controls over the press作全句的状语.
【参考译文】为了有效地加强对新闻界的法律监控,大法官欧文勋爵将引入一项草案.这项草案将提出付款给证人是非法的,并且要严格控制审判前对案件的曝光.

此乃2001年考研完型填空第二段32题 考查的是能与controls搭配的中心动词
加强法律控制 tighten legal controls
而 In a significant tightening of legal controls over the press 作介词短语.
为了更有效地对新闻界实施合法监控
32.答案是〔A〕根据句子含义选择习惯搭配.tightening加强,使(法律法规等)更严格,和control做习惯动宾搭配.
如 ：The central government is tightening economic controls.中央政府正在加强经济控制.
〔B〕intensifying加强,加剧；使……强烈,不能和control做动宾搭配.可以说intensify one's efforts加紧努力.
〔C〕focusing使(镜头)聚焦；集中(注意力).
〔D〕fastening扎牢,扣紧；使固定.
补充与control 的搭配：take lose/gain/seize control of
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tightening在这里是动词tighten的现在进行时,tighten的本意是紧缩、拉紧,这里的意思是加强对进口禽类的检疫,确保安全