tense

英 [tens] 美 [tɛns]
  • adj. 紧张的;拉紧的
  • vt. 变得紧张;使拉紧
  • vi. 拉紧,变得紧张
  • n. 时态

助记提示


1. tens- + -e.
2. => stretched tightly.
3. tense (n.): "form of a verb showing time of an action or state," from Old French tens "time", from Latin tempus (see temporal).

双语例句


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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