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tense AW BrE /tens/NAmE /tens/ adjective(of a person 人) nervous or worried, and unable to relax 神经紧张的；担心的；不能松弛的◆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。(of a situation, an event, a period of time, etc. 形势、事件、时期等) in which people have strong feelings such as worry, anger, etc. that often cannot be expressed openly 令人紧张的（或焦虑的、满腹愤懑的等）◆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。(of a muscle or other part of the body 肌肉或身体部位) tight rather than relaxed 绷紧的；不松弛的◆A massage will relax those tense muscles. 按摩会使紧张的肌肉松弛。(of wire, etc. 金属丝等) stretched tightly 拉紧的；绷紧的 SYN taut (phonetics 语音学) (of a speech sound 语音) produced with the muscles of the speech organs stretched tight 紧的；紧张音的 OPP lax ▸ tense·ly AW BrE /ˈtensli/NAmE /ˈtensli/ adverb▸ tense·ness BrE /ˈtensnəs/NAmE /ˈtensnəs/ noun [U] tense AW BrE /tens/NAmE /tens/ noun(grammar 语法) any of the forms of a verb that may be used to show the time of the action or state expressed by the verb （动词的）时，时态◆the past/present/future tense 过去/现在/将来时态 case, conjugate, gender, grammar, inflect, noun, part of speech, singular, subject, tense tense AW BrE /tens/NAmE /tens/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they tense BrE /tens/ NAmE /tens/present simple - he / she / it tenses BrE /ˈtensɪz/ NAmE /ˈtensɪz/past simple tensed BrE /tenst/ NAmE /tenst/past participle tensed BrE /tenst/ NAmE /tenst/ -ing form tensing BrE /ˈtensɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈtensɪŋ/ [T, I] if you tense your muscles, or you or your muscles tense, they become tight and stiff, especially because you are not relaxed （使肌肉）拉紧，绷紧◆~ sth/yourself (up) 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。◆~ (up) 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。 ●be/get tensed ˈupto become or feel nervous or worried so that you cannot relax 变得神经紧张；变得焦虑不安 |