跟我背CET4核心词汇:tense

　　tense

　　拉紧的,紧张的 stretched tightly; taut

　　肌肉绷紧的 with muscles tight in anticipation of what may happen

　　神经紧张的 unable to relax

　　同义词

　　v. strain，tense up

　　反义词

　　v. decompress，loosen up，make relaxed，relax

　　a. lax，relaxed

　　参考例句

　　1. She tensed up as she heard the explosion.

　　听到爆炸声她紧张起来。

　　2. I hate to see you so tense.

　　我真不喜欢看到你如此紧张。

　　3. Student: Obviously it is the past tense.

　　学生：很显然是过去时态嘛。

　　双语释义

　　1.ADJ A tense situation or period of time is one that makes people anxious, because they do not know what is going to happen next. 令人紧张的

　　例：This gesture of goodwill did little to improve the tense atmosphere at the talks.

　　这一友好姿态对改善谈判的紧张气氛几乎没起什么作用。

　　2.ADJ If you are tense, you are anxious and nervous and cannot relax. 紧张的

　　例：Mark, who had at first been very tense, at last relaxed.

　　马克起初非常紧张，最后终于放松了。

　　3.ADJ If your body is tense, your muscles are tight and not relaxed. 紧绷的

　　例：A bath can relax tense muscles.

　　泡个澡能放松紧绷的肌肉。

　　4.V-T/V-I 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. 使 绷紧; 绷紧

　　例：Newmans stomach muscles tensed.

　　纽曼的腹部肌肉绷紧了。

　　5.PHRASAL VERB Tense up means the same as . 绷紧

　　例：When we are under stress our bodies tend to tense up.

　　当我们处在压力之下时，我们的身体往往会绷紧。

　　6.N-COUNT The tense of a verb group is its form, which usually shows whether you are referring to past, present, or future time. 时态

　　例：It was as though Corinne was already dead: they were speaking of her in the past tense.

　　就好像科琳已经死了似的：他们当时在用过去时态谈起她。

　　常见用法

　　用作形容词

　　Try to act naturally, even if youre 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。

　　She was gently massaging the tense muscles of his neck.

　　她温柔地按摩着他脖子上绷紧的肌肉。

　　用作动词

　　She tensed, hearing that noise again.

　　她再次听到那个声音就紧张起来。

　　Players get very tensed up 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。