tense
adj
verb
noun
tens
adj
1
a
tense
situation
is
one
in
which
you
feel
very
anxious
and
worried
because
of
something
bad
that
might
happen
〔形势〕令人紧张的;
tense
situation/atmosphere/moment
etc
Marion
spoke,
eager
to
break
the
tense
silence.
玛丽昂说起话来，一心想要打破令人紧张的沉默。
2
feeling
worried,
uncomfortable,
and
unable
to
relax
〔感觉〕神经紧张
Is
anything
wrong?
You
look
a
little
tense.
有什么不对劲吗？你看起来有点紧张。
3
unable
to
relax
your
body
or
part
of
your
body
because
your
muscles
feel
tight
〔肌肉〕紧张的，绷紧的;
Massage
is
great
if
your
neck
and
back
are
tense.
如果颈部和背部肌肉紧张，按摩很管用。
She
tried
to
relax
her
tense
muscles.
她试图放松紧张的肌肉。
verb
4
tense up
also
又作
to
make
your
muscles
tight
and
stiff,
or
to
become
tight
and
stiff
使〔肌肉〕绷紧; 僵直
Relax,
and
try
not
to
tense
up
so
much.
放松，尽量不要把肌肉绷得这么紧。
Every
time
the
phone
rang,
she
tensed.
每次电话铃一响她都很紧张。
noun
5
any
of
the
forms
of
a
verb
that
show
the
time,
continuance,
or
completion
of
an
action
or
state
that
is
expressed
by
the
verb.
‘I
am’
is
in
the
present
tense,
‘I
was’
is
past
tense,
and
‘I
will
be’
is
future
tense.
〔动词的〕时态