tense
/tɛns/
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adj./n. 緊張的；繃緊的；時態
- The room grew tense as everyone waited for the final results of the vote. 大家等待最終投票結果時，房間裡的氣氛越來越緊張。
其他意思
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adj. 緊張的
A tense situation or period of time is one that makes people anxious, because they do not know what is going to happen next.
- This gesture of goodwill did little to improve the tense atmosphere at the talks
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n. 時態
The tense of a verb group is its form, which usually shows whether you are referring to past, present, or future time. Compare aspect.
- It was as though Corinne was already dead: they were speaking of her in the past tense.
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v. 使緊張
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.
- Newman's stomach muscles tensed
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字根
tend, tens, tent 伸展
tens + e伸展 + —