tense
tense
英[tens]美[tens]
adj.拉紧的，肌肉绷紧的，神经紧张的，[语]（语音）紧的；
n.[语]时，时态，〈古〉时间；
v.使或变得紧张；
复数：tenses;
第三人称单数：tenses;
过去式：tensed;
过去分词：tensed;
现在分词：tensing;
比较级：tenser;
*高级：tensest;
副词：tensely;
名词：tenseness;
例句
He read the letter with a tense anxiety.他紧张焦虑地看那封信。
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。
Is the rope tense?绳子拉紧了吗?
to smooth a tense situation缓和紧张*势
The two countries began to discuss their tense relations.两国开始讨论他们之间的紧张关系。
“Caught” is an irregular past tense form.caught是不规则过去时动词。
We were tense with expectancy.我们因期待而神经紧张起来。
There is no exactly equivalent French tense to the present perfect tense in English.法语里没有和英语中的现在完成时完全对应的时态。
He was quiet , reasonable , and only a little tense.他言语冷静,有理有据, 但稍有点紧张.
Sum up the new vocabulary in this Unit, and Present Perfect Tense.明确本单元所学的词汇和语法,增强他们正确操作的能力.
英语六级真题
Instead of having a literal meaning, it docs something - conveying an attitude — just like the -ed ending conveys past tense rather than "meaning.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文relations between whites and African Americans may become tense again
出自-2010年6月阅读原文柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ-GRADED
(*势、时期)令人紧张的，让人焦虑的
A tense situation or period of time is one that makes people anxious, because they do not know what is going to happen next.
例句
This gesture of goodwill did little to improve the tense atmosphere at the talks...这一友好姿态基本上没有改善会谈的紧张气氛。After three very tense weeks he phoned again...过了紧张不安的 3 个星期，他又一次打来电话。ADJ-GRADED
紧张的;焦虑的;无法放松的
If you are tense, you are anxious and nervous and cannot relax.
例句
Dart, who had at first been very tense, at last relaxed.起初，达特非常紧张，*后终于放松了下来。ADJ-GRADED
(肌肉)紧张的，绷紧的
If your body is tense, your muscles are tight and not relaxed.
例句
She lay, eyes shut, body tense...她躺着，双目紧闭，全身绷直。A bath can relax tense muscles.洗个澡可以放松紧张的肌肉。V-ERG
（使）（肌肉）紧张，绷紧
If your muscles tense, if you tense, or if you tense your muscles, your muscles become tight and stiff, often because you are anxious or frightened.
例句
Newman's stomach muscles tensed...纽曼的腹肌绷紧了。He tensed as the big West Indian gripped his shoulder...那个大块头西印度群岛土著人抓住他的肩膀时，他浑身紧张起来。N-COUNT
(动词的)时，时态
The tense of a verb group is its form, which usually shows whether you are referring to past, present, or future time.
例句
It was as though Corinne was already dead: they were speaking of her in the past tense.科琳娜好像已经去世了：他们谈论她时用的是过去时。英汉词典释义
adj.
拉紧的
Is the rope tense?绳子拉紧了吗?肌肉绷紧的
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。神经紧张的
He read the letter with a tense anxiety.他紧张焦虑地看那封信。We were tense with expectancy.我们因期待而神经紧张起来。vt.
(使某人或某物)变得紧张
（使肌肉）拉紧，绷紧
n.
〈语〉(动词的)时态
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
Verb
1. stretch or force to the limit;
"strain the rope"2. increase the tension on;
"tense a rope"3. become tense or tenser;
"He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"4. make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
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"行业词典
医学： 紧张的；
