tensely
adverb
uk/ˈtens.li/us/ˈtens.li/tenselyadverb(NERVOUSLY)
in aworriedornervousway:
紧张地They allwaitedtensely for theverdict.他们都在紧张地等待着裁决。
- Thetenantshadrefusedtopaytheirrentand were tenselywaitingfor somethingnastytohappen.
- Tensely theywaited,expectingto bediscoveredat anymoment.
- Bothsidestenselywatchedthetotalsin apainfullyclosevote.
- Nursinghomeswaittensely forfluvaccine.
Anxious and worried
- (all) hot and botheredidiom
- -racked
- aflutter
- agitated
- angsty
- anxious
- fretfully
- frightened
- fuss
- get in a sweatidiom
- grim
- prey on sb's mindidiom
- queasily
- queasiness
- queasy
- rattled
- strung out
- worrier
- worrywart
- wound up
tenselyadverb(STRETCHED)
with themusclesinyourbodyorpartofyourbodystretchedtightandstiff:
紧张地Don'tclenchyourjawtoo tensely.不要太紧张地咬紧下巴。
See
tense
- On thestagehe wouldstandstiffly, tensely inplace.
- She wassittingtensely on thegiltchair.
- Hiseyesbulgedin hishead, hislipswere tenselypursed.
Tight and tightening
- astringency
- chokehold
- close-fitting
- fast
- inelasticity
- retighten
- skinny
- stiffen
- strain
- super-tight
- tauten
- tautly
- tautness
- tight
- tighten
- tightensomethingup
- tightly
- tightness
- up
- vice-like