tense

英 [tens] 美 [tens]

• adj. 紧张的；绷紧的；拉紧的
• v. 拉紧；使紧绷
• n. (动词)时态

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 拉紧的,紧张的

   stretched tightly; taut

2. 肌肉绷紧的

   with muscles tight in anticipation of what may happen

3. 神经紧张的

   unable to relax

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 紧张的，神经紧张的，神经紧绷的
2. 拉紧的，绷紧的
3. 引起紧张的
4. 尴尬的
5. 忐忑不安的
6. 肌肉绷紧的
7. 紧的

v. 动词

1. （使）拉紧，（使）绷紧
2. 使紧张，变得紧张
3. 用足了劲
4. 变得神经紧张，变得焦虑不安
5. 紧张，不安
6. 使紧张，使焦虑

n. 名词

1. 【文、语】时态，时式
2. 时间
3. 时

英英释义

Noun:

1. a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

Adjective:

1. in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

2. pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')

3. taut or rigid; stretched tight;

   "tense piano strings"
   

Verb:

1. become stretched or tense or taut;

   "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;"
   "the rope strained when the weight was attached"
   

2. increase the tension on;

   "alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"
   "tense the rope manually before tensing the spring"
   

3. become tense, nervous, or uneasy;

   "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"
   

4. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;

   "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Try to act naturally, even if you're tense.
   即使紧张也不要做作。
2. It is difficult to be natural when one is tense.
   人在紧张的时候很难泰然自若。
3. She was gently massaging the tense muscles of his neck.
   她温柔地按摩着他脖子上绷紧的肌肉。

用作动词 (v.)

1. She tensed, hearing that noise again.
   她再次听到那个声音就紧张起来。
2. Players get very tensed up before a match.
   运动员在比赛前都感到神经紧张。

用作名词 (n.)

1. The verb is in the present tense.
   这个动词使用的是现在时态。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. He read the letter with a tense anxiety.
   他紧张焦虑地看那封信。
2. The two countries began to discuss their tense relations.
   这两国开始讨论他们之间的紧张关系。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. Is the rope tense?
   绳子拉紧了吗?
2. A mother feels tense when her baby is ill.
   母亲在小孩生病时会感到紧张。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. I cannot play the piano like I used to—my fingers have gone tense from lack of practice.
   我不能像过去那样弹钢琴了——我的手指因缺乏练习变得生硬了。
2. We were tense with expectancy.
   我们因期待而神经紧张起来。

经典引文

• The tenses of the English verb are made partly by inflection.

  出自： C. P. Mason

• You are..jealous, in all the tenses and moods of that amiable passion?

  出自： fig.

• Every muscle as tense as those of the tiger waiting for his leap.

  出自： A. W. Tourgee

• His brows were tense with..irritation.

  出自： D. H. Lawrence

词汇搭配

• progressive tense [语]进行时
• future tense [语]将来时
• past tense 过去时
• present tense [语]一般现在时...
• floating and tense pulse 脉浮紧
• multiple tense programming 多时态程序设计...
• tense logic 时态逻辑
• tense pulse 紧脉
• perfect tense 完成时态
• preterite tense 过去时
• tense atmosphere 紧张的气氛
• preterit tense 过去时
• tense up 紧张
• imperfect 不完美的
• future 将来的
• continuous tense 进行时
• past perfect (动词的)过去完成时...
• future perfect [语法]将来完成式...
• tensed up 紧张,忧虑不安...
• at prime tense 起先

词源解说

• ☆ 1670年进入英语，直接源自古典拉丁语的tensus，意为拉伸。

近反义词

【近义词】

• nervous
• uneasy

【反义词】

• loose
• relaxed