tenses

n.

（动词的）时态( tense的名词复数 )；

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

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

英英释义

tense

n.a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

v.

become stretched or tense or taught

"the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed"

同义词：strain

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"

同义词：tense up

cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

"he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"

同义词：straintense up

adj.

in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')

taut or rigid; stretched tight

"tense piano strings"

词组短语

tens of thousands of成千上万；数以万计

in tens以十为计；十进制

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

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。

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(v.)

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(n.)

The verb is in the present tense.
这个动词使用的是现在时态。

权威例句

Tenses of insomnia epidemiology

On Learning the Past Tenses of English Verbs

On Learning the Past Tenses of English Verbs

On Learning the Past Tenses of English Verbs

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Rules vs. analogy in English past tenses: a computational/experimental study

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Chapter 3. Some Structural Analogies between Tenses and Pronouns in English