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TOEFL BNC: 5962 COCA: 6263

tense

Word family 
tense1 /tens/ ●●○ AWL adjectiveadj  
1  NERVOUSWORRIEDa tense situation is one in which you feel very anxious and worried because of something bad that might happen 〔形势〕令人紧张的 → tension
tense situation/atmosphere/moment etc
 Marion spoke, eager to break the tense silence.
玛丽昂说话了，急于打破这令人紧张的沉默。
► see thesaurus at nervous
2  feeling worried, uncomfortable, and unable to relax 紧张的，焦虑不安的 OPP relaxed
 Is anything wrong? You look a little tense.
有什么不对劲吗？你看起来有点紧张。
3  RELAXEDunable to relax your body or part of your body because your muscles feel tight 〔肌肉〕紧张的，绷紧的 → tension
 Massage is great if your neck and back are tense.
如果颈部和背部肌肉紧张，按摩很管用。
 She tried to relax her tense muscles.
她试图放松紧张的肌肉。
—tensely adverbadv
—tenseness noun [uncountableU]
Examples from the Corpus
tense• When someone mentioned Andy's time in prison, the atmosphere grew tense.• At night I fall into bed weary instead of tense.• Faced with this living miscegenation, I had spells of getting all minimalist, which rendered things a bit tense.• Her tone was anxious now, her face tense.• The atmosphere in the waiting room was extremely tense.• I always feel tense after driving all day.• I tried parries, but they were tight, tense, and ineffective.• Mary's problems at work were making her tense and irritable.• So Allen lay tense and still, watching.• His shoulders felt tense and the top of the range hissed as a tear escaped from his eyes.• The negotiations became increasingly tense as the weeks went by.• Williams looked a little tense before the game.• In the program, the hostages re-live the tense days they spent under guard in East Africa.• I can feel you're really tense in your lower back.• When you are tense it is hard to relax but that is just what you need to do.• The journey through the mountains went well even though there were a few tense moments when the car skidded.• tense muscles• There was a tense silence, and then everyone began to laugh.• In the tense silence that followed, the boys fidgeted uneasily.• You seem awfully tense - why don't you have a drink and try to relax?• They stared silently at the impenetrable curtain surrounding the ship, and each face was tense with anxiety.
tense situation/atmosphere/moment etc• Bored or tense atmosphere. 2.• It is a single-elimination tournament, which should provide many tense moments.• They looked horrible and gave their fans some unnecessarily tense moments.• You can see it in their eyes -- years of tense situations and busting cocaine mules.• It was a tense moment for everyone because he couldn't control where he landed or his speed.• This is not to say that there have not been tense moments in the sub.• I felt a tense atmosphere of anxiousness build between us.• I can vividly remember the tense atmosphere prevailing amongst all Washington crews during December 1952 and January 1953.
Related topics: Grammar
tense2 ●●○ noun [countableC, uncountableU]  
SLGany of the forms of a verb that show the time, continuance, or completion of an action or state that is expressed by the verb. ‘I am’ is in the present tense, ‘I was’ is past tense, and ‘I will be’ is future tense. 〔动词的〕时态
Examples from the Corpus
tense• Again, the rewriting task will require changing tenses.• The former wrote of the apostles in the past tense.• Switching from the future to the present tense has other advantages.• In Amalgamemnon Brooke-Rose gets round this problem by using non-realized tenses and moods.• Another section is devoted entirely to grammar drills, including the use of prepositions, comparatives, negatives and verb tenses.
tense3 (also tense up) verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]  
TIGHTto make your muscles tight and stiff, or to become tight and stiff 使〔肌肉〕绷紧；僵直
 Relax, and try not to tense up so much.
放松，尽量不要把肌肉绷得这么紧。
 Every time the phone rang, she tensed.
每次电话铃一响她就紧张。
Examples from the Corpus
tense• He frowns, he tenses - he peers into a sloping hollow.• She tensed involuntarily, looking into his eyes with growing panic.• I tensed on the controls, involuntarily leaning forward, ready to take off.• Neal tensed slightly as the plane took off.• He put his arm around me, and I tensed up.• Stephen, lying in a shellhole with Byrne, felt his body tense with hatred at the sound of them.• But I was not scared and my legs did not tense with the need for flight.• She tensed with the need to resist the powerful feelings he was evoking.
Origin tense1
(1600-1700) Latin “stretched”, from the past participle of tendere; → TEND
 tense3
(1300-1400) Old French tens “time, tense”, from Latin tempus “time”
tense1 adjectiveadjtense2 nountense3 verb
Chinese
Corpus
TOEFL BNC: 5962 COCA: 6263
tense

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + TENSE | TENSE + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤future, past, present將來時；過去時；現在時▸➤verb動詞時態VERB + TENSE➤use使用時態▸➤form構成時態◇The '-ed' ending is used to form the past tense of regular verbs.詞尾 -ed 用於構成規則動詞的過去時。TENSE + NOUN➤marker時態標誌◇the present tense marker 's'現在時的標誌 sPREPOSITION➤in the... tense以⋯時態◇In the sentence 'I fed the cat', 'fed' is in the past tense.在句子 I fed the cat 中，fed 是過去時。
tense

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, feel, look, seem, sound焦慮；感到緊張；看起來不安；好像緊張；聽起來焦慮▸➤become, get, grow變得緊張；變得越來越令人不安◇The situation grew increasingly tense.形勢越來越緊張。➤remain一直緊張ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常緊張▸➤incredibly, particularly異乎尋常地／特別緊張▸➤increasingly越來越緊張▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／略有些緊張◇I was feeling a little tense and restless.我感到有點兒緊張不安。➤visibly明顯緊張◇Relations between the two leaders are visibly tense.兩位領導人的關係明顯緊張。PREPOSITION➤about因⋯緊張◇There's no point in getting tense about the situation.對形勢沒必要緊張。
TOEFL BNC: 5962 COCA: 6263
tense adj.
⇨ tense (make sb tense) ⇨ stressful (a tense atmosphere)tense verb
⇨ tightentense

adjective

tense ♦︎ strained ♦︎ stressed ♦︎ under pressure ♦︎ uptightThese words all describe people when they are too anxious to be able to relax. 这些词均表示神经紧张的、焦虑不安的、无法放松的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to look / sound / seem tense / strained / uptight◆to get tense / uptight◆sth makes sb tense / uptight■ tense nervous or worried and unable to relax 神经紧张的；担心的；无法放松的◆Try to relax. Are you always this tense?尽量放轻松。你总是这样紧张吗？ⓘ You can be tense as a result of the situation you are in or because it is part of your personality and you are always that way. * tense可以是所处情况使人紧张，或是某人个性使然，向来如此◆She sounded tense and angry.她的声音听起来又气又急。◆He's a very tense person.他是个神经非常紧张的人。   see also tense ⇨ stressful adj. , tense ⇨ tighten verb , tension ⇨ pressure 1 ■ strained showing the effects of worry or pressure 神色不宁的；紧张的；憔悴的◆Her face looked strained and weary.她的脸色显得憔悴疲惫。◆He spoke in a low, strained voice.他焦虑地低声说话。   see also strain ⇨ pressure 1 , strained ⇨ stressful ■ stressed ( informal stressed out) too anxious and tired to be able to relax 焦虑不安的；心力交瘁的◆He was feeling very stressed and tired.他感觉十分焦虑，疲惫不堪。◆Stressed out? Take a break in the sun.焦虑不安吗？休息一下，去晒晒太阳吧。◆stressed business executives心力交瘁的公司主管   see also stress ⇨ pressure 1 , stressful ⇨ stressful ■ under ˈpressure

idiom

made to feel anxious about sth that you have to do 承受着（完成某事的）压力◆The team performs well under pressure.这个队在压力下表现良好。◆I don't want to put you under pressure, but...我不想给你压力，但是⋯   see also pressure ⇨ pressure 1 ■ uptight ˌʌpˈtaɪt (informal) anxious and/or angry about sth 紧张不安的；愤怒的◆She felt too uptight to do any work.她感到紧张不安，什么工作都干不了。ⓘ You can be uptight as a result of the situation you are in or because it is part of your personality and you are always that way. * uptight可以是所处情况使人紧张，或是某人个性使然，向来如此◆Relax! You're getting too uptight about this.轻松点儿！你对这事太紧张了。◆He's a very uptight person.他是非常容易紧张的人。 OPP easy-going ⇨ calm adj.
TOEFL BNC: 5962 COCA: 6263
tense
Making you feel worried: serious, severe, grave...
Feeling worried and nervous: worried, nervous, upset...
Tight and held firmly in place: tight, firm, steady...
Feelings of worry and nervousness: worry, concern, stress...
Verb forms and tenses: aspect, auxiliary verb, conjugation...
Relating to muscles and tendons: cartilaginous, contract, motor...

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