tense
美[tɛns] n.[语]时，时态；〈古〉时间
v.使或变的紧张
网络紧张的；紧张；拉紧的；焦虑的
1 . Dart, who had at first been very tense, at last relaxed.
起初，达特非常紧张，最后终于放松了下来。
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2 . She seemed nervous or tense, and she was definitely short with me.
她似乎很焦虑，抑或是很紧张，对我明显很不客气。
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3 . My arms are tired, and my back is tense .
我的胳膊很累，背部肌肉紧绷得难受。
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4 . His voice had lost its resonance; it was tense and strained.
他的声音不再洪亮，而是显得紧张，不太自然。
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5 . When we are under stress our bodies tend to tense up.
人一紧张，身体就会变僵硬。
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1.a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
2.in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
3.pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
4.taut or rigid; stretched tight;
tense piano strings
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;