基本释义
- adj.
- 拉紧的; 肌肉绷紧的; 神经紧张的; [语]（语音）紧的
- n.
- [语]时，时态; 〈古〉时间
- v.
- 使或变得紧张
词性变化
实用例句
He's a very tense person.
他是个神经非常紧张的人。
牛津词典
She sounded tense and angry.
她的声音听起来又气又急。
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I spent a tense few weeks waiting for the results of the tests.
等候测试结果的这几个星期里我寝食不安。
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The atmosphere in the meeting was getting more and more tense.
会议的气氛越来越紧张。
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A massage will relax those tense muscles.
按摩会使紧张的肌肉松弛。
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the past/present/future tense
过去 / 现在 / 将来时态
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His muscles tensed as he got ready to run.
他准备起跑时肌肉绷紧了。
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She tensed, hearing the strange noise again.
再次听到那个奇怪的声音，她紧张起来。
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She tensed her muscles in anticipation of the blow.
眼看要挨打，她绷紧了肌肉。
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He tensed himself, listening to see if anyone had followed him.
他竖起耳朵谛听是否有人跟踪。
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This gesture of goodwill did little to improve the tense atmosphere at the talks...
这一友好姿态基本上没有改善会谈的紧张气氛。
After three very tense weeks he phoned again...
过了紧张不安的 3 个星期，他又一次打来电话。
Dart, who had at first been very tense, at last relaxed.
起初，达特非常紧张，最后终于放松了下来。
She lay, eyes shut, body tense...
她躺着，双目紧闭，全身绷直。
A bath can relax tense muscles.
洗个澡可以放松紧张的肌肉。
Newman's stomach muscles tensed...
纽曼的腹肌绷紧了。
He tensed as the big West Indian gripped his shoulder...
那个大块头西印度群岛土著人抓住他的肩膀时，他浑身紧张起来。
It was as though Corinne was already dead: they were speaking of her in the past tense.
科琳娜好像已经去世了：他们谈论她时用的是过去时。
One said he could not see anything except the blue of the sky.
其中一个说除了蓝色的天空,他不看到任何东西.
期刊摘选
The present international situation remains tense and turbulent.
当前的国际局势依然紧张动荡.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
We were tense with expectancy.
我们因期待而神经紧张起来.
《简明英汉词典》
She realized how tense she was and consciously relaxed.
她发觉自己很紧张,于是有意识地放松了一下.
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The situation is getting tense.
风声很紧.
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Is the rope tense?
绳子拉紧了 吗 ?
《简明英汉词典》
She was very tense, but she preserved an appearance of nonchalance.
她内心很紧张, 可外表却装着满不在乎的样子.
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真题例句
Instead of having a literal meaning, it docs something - conveying an attitude — just like the -ed ending conveys past tense rather than "meaning.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文relations between whites and African Americans may become tense again
出自-2010年6月阅读原文英英释义
1. a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
1. stretch or force to the limit;
"strain the rope"
2. increase the tension on;
"tense a rope"
3. become tense or tenser;
"He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"
4. make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
1. in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
2. pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
3. taut or rigid; stretched tight;
"tense piano strings"