mass noun
1
- the state of being stretched tight拉紧（状态）, 绷紧（状态）：
the parachute keeps the cable under tension as it drops.
降落伞在降落过程中缆绳一直绷得紧紧的。
1.1
- the state of having the muscles stretched tight, especially as causing strain or discomfort（尤指引起过度疲劳, 不适的）肌肉紧绷（状态）：
the elimination of neck tension can relieve headaches.
消除颈部的压力可以减轻头痛。
1.2
- a strained state or condition resulting from forces acting in opposition to each other应力; 张力。
1.3
- the degree of tightness of stitches in knitting and machine sewing（编织的）针织密度。
1.4
- electromotive force电压。
2
- mental or emotional strain（精神上或情感上的）紧张：
a mind which is affected by stress or tension cannot think as clearly.
头脑紧张就无法清晰地思考。
2.1
- a strained political or social state or relationship紧张局势, 紧张关系：
the coup followed months of tension between the military and the government
军队和政府之间紧张局势僵持了几个月后爆发了政变
count noun racial tensions.种族间的紧张状态。
2.2
- a relationship between ideas or qualities with conflicting demands or implications矛盾：
the basic tension between freedom and control.
自由与控制之间的基本矛盾。
派生词
tensional
adjectivetensionally
adverbtensioner
nountensionless
adjective词源
mid 16th cent. (as a medical term denoting a condition or feeling of being physically stretched or strained)： from French, or from Latin tensio（n-）, from tendere 'stretch'.