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| 1 | making you feel nervous and not relaxed , usually because you are worried about what is going to happen 令人紧张的；令人不安的；令人着急的 |
| a tense meeting/situation 气氛紧张的会议/紧迫的局势 |
| a tense silence There was a tense silence as everyone waited for his reaction. 大家等待他作出回应时出现了一种令人不安的寂静。 |
| a tense atmosphere The atmosphere in the courtroom was extremely tense. 法庭内的气氛极为紧张。 |
| | 1a | feeling nervous and not relaxed , usually because you are worried about what is going to happen 感到紧张的；无法放松的 | | He was tired, but too tense to sleep. 他很累，但却紧张得睡不着觉。 | | The city remains tense after Monday’ s bombing. 星期一的轰炸过后，市民们依然惊魂未定。 | |
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| 2 | pulled or stretched tight 拉紧的；绷紧的 |
| She was gently massaging the tense muscles of his neck. 她轻轻地按摩着他颈部绷紧的肌肉。 |
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| tensely adv |
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| tenseness noun U |
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