tense
英[tens] 美[tens]
"tense piano strings"
"the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;"
"the rope strained when the weight was attached"
"alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"
"tense the rope manually before tensing the spring"
"He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"
"he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"
1.(局势、时期)令人紧张的，让人焦虑的
Atense situation or period of time is one that makes people anxious, because they do not know what is going to happen next.
e.g. This gesture of goodwill did little to improve thetense atmosphere at the talks...
这一友好姿态基本上没有改善会谈的紧张气氛。
e.g. After three verytense weeks he phoned again...
过了紧张不安的 3 个星期，他又一次打来电话。
2.紧张的;焦虑的;无法放松的
If you aretense, you are anxious and nervous and cannot relax.
e.g. Dart, who had at first been verytense, at last relaxed.
起初，达特非常紧张，最后终于放松了下来。
3.(肌肉)紧张的，绷紧的
If your body istense, your muscles are tight and not relaxed.
tense
e.g. She lay, eyes shut, bodytense...
她躺着，双目紧闭，全身绷直。
e.g. A bath can relaxtense muscles.
洗个澡可以放松紧张的肌肉。
4.（使）（肌肉）紧张，绷紧
If your musclestense, if youtense, or if youtense your muscles, your muscles become tight and stiff, often because you are anxious or frightened.
tense的解释
e.g. Newman's stomach muscles tensed...
纽曼的腹肌绷紧了。
e.g. 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。
5.(动词的)时，时态
Thetense of a verb group is its form, which usually shows whether you are referring to past, present, or future time.
e.g. It was as though Corinne was already dead: they were speaking of her in the pasttense.
科琳娜好像已经去世了：他们谈论她时用的是过去时。
相关词组：tense up
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1. 紧张的：[趣味巧记]这个单词可以用对比法记忆:看着他那浓密的(dense)大眉毛,不仅心中泛起阵阵紧张的(tense)感觉(sense),看看,一下记住三个单词,dense,tense, sense.>>
2. 紧张：所以应该没有什么安全问题,但据姐姐分析,小偷做案时心里极度紧张(tense),没被发现也就算了,一旦被人发觉,失去理智(lose sense)会挺而走险(tense-sense=t-s,transgress犯罪).
Try to act naturally, even if you're tense.
即使紧张也不要做作。
It is difficult to be natural when one is tense.
人在紧张的时候很难泰然自若。
She was gently massaging the tense muscles of his neck.
她温柔地按摩着他脖子上绷紧的肌肉。
She tensed, hearing that noise again.
她再次听到那个声音就紧张起来。
Players get very tensed up before a match.
运动员在比赛前都感到神经紧张。
The verb is in the present tense.
这个动词使用的是现在时态。
He's a very tense person.
他是个神经非常紧张的人。
She sounded tense and angry.
她的声音听起来又气又急。
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。
The atmosphere in the meeting was getting more and more tense.
会议的气氛越来越紧张。
A massage will relax those tense muscles.
按摩会使紧张的肌肉松弛。
the past'/present'/future tense
过去 / 现在 / 将来时态
His muscles tensed as he got ready to run.
他准备起跑时肌肉绷紧了。
She tensed, hearing the strange noise again.
再次听到那个奇怪的声音，她紧张起来。
She tensed her muscles in anticipation of the blow.
眼看要挨打，她绷紧了肌肉。
He tensed himself, listening to see if anyone had followed him.
他竖起耳朵谛听是否有人跟踪。
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.
The present international situation remains tense and turbulent.
当前的国际局势依然紧张动荡.
We were tense with expectancy.
我们因期待而神经紧张起来.
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.
The situation is getting tense.
风声很紧.
Is the rope tense?
绳子拉紧了 吗 ?
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.
The tenses of the English verb are made partly by inflection.
出自：C. P. MasonYou are..jealous, in all the tenses and moods of that amiable passion?
出自：fig.Every muscle as tense as those of the tiger waiting for his leap.
出自：A. W. TourgeeHis brows were tense with..irritation.
出自：D. H. Lawrence