Noun:
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
Adjective:
in or of a state of physical or nervous tensionpronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles e.g., the vowel sound in `beat'taut or rigid; stretched tight;tense piano strings
Verb:
become stretched or tense or taut;the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;
the rope strained when the weight was attached
increase the tension on;alternately relax and tense your calf muscle
tense the rope manually before tensing the spring
become tense, nervous, or uneasy;He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up
1670年进入英语，直接源自古典拉丁语的tensus，意为拉伸。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
近义词 uneasynervous反义词 looserelaxed
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.He read the letter with a tense anxiety.他紧张焦虑地看那封信。
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+～Is the rope tense?绳子拉紧了吗?
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 .-phraseI 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。
We were tense with expectancy.我们因期待而神经紧张起来。
形容词57%,名词37%,动词6%
用作形容词Try to act naturally, even if you're tense.即使紧张也不要做作。
It is difficult to be natural when one is tense.人在紧张的时候很难泰然自若。用作动词Shetensed, hearing that noise again.她再次听到那个声音就紧张起来。
Players get verytensedup before a match.运动员在比赛前都感到神经紧张。用作名词The verb is in the present tense.这个动词使用的是现在时态。