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ten·sion /ˈtenʃən/ n. | vt. I n. 1. 拉紧,绷紧;拉紧状态(或程度),绷紧状态(或程度) increase the tension of the violin string 上紧小提琴的弦 He lessened the tension of the rope. 他把绳子放松了些。 2. (精神上的)紧张 relieve sb.'s nervous tension 消除某人的神经紧张 He was getting angry, and his wife could feel her own tension building. 他快要动怒了,他的妻子则感到自己内心越来越紧张。 3. 紧张局势,紧张状况 This latest spy affair has created a lot of tension. 最近这次间谍事件使局势变得十分紧张。 International tension should be reduced when this agreement is signed. 此项协定签订之后,国际紧张局势应趋于缓和。 4. (诗歌的)涵延,谐力(指各种冲突解决后的完整统一) 5. 【物】张力 a tension test 拉力试验 6. 【电】电压 high (low) tension 高(低)压 a tension fuse 电压保险丝 7. 拉力(或张力)调节装置(如缝纫机的夹线装置) 8. (编结物每英寸的)针数 The tension of that jumper should be twelve stitches to the inch. 那件女式套衫的针数应是每英寸12针。 9. 〈古〉(蒸汽等的)压力
II vt. 使拉紧,使绷紧;使紧张 [<L tensiō < tendere to stretch, strain] |