tense
adj
(-r, -st)
1 stretched tightly; taut 拉緊的; 緊張的.
2 with muscles tight in anticipation of what may happen (因預料要出事)肌肉 緊的
faces tense with anxiety 因焦急而顯得緊張的面孔.
3 unable to relax; edgy 不能松弛的; 神經緊張的; 易怒的
He's a very tense person. 他是個神經緊張的人.
4 causing tenseness 引起緊張的; 令人緊張的
a tense moment, atmosphere, meeting 令人感到緊張的時刻、 氣氛、 會議
The game is getting tenser all the time. 比賽自始至終越來越緊張. tense, v
1 [Tn]
2 (cause sb/sth to) become tense(2) (使某人[某事物])變得緊張
She tensed, hearing the noise again. 她再次聽到那個聲音就緊張起來.
with muscles tensed, waiting for the race to start 肌肉緊 著,等待起跑.
3 (idm 習語) be/get tensed `up be/become tense(3) 變得神經緊張
Players get very tensed up before a match. 運動員在比賽前都感到神經緊張.
tense n (grammar) any of the forms of a verb that may be used to indicate the time of the actionor state expressed by the verb (動詞的)時態
the present,past, future, etc tense 現在、 過去、 將來等時態.