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tense
时态
核心释义
the grammatical category of verbs that shows when an action or state happens
- 1.
The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
- 2.
表示时间区别的动词语法类别
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
- 3.
An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.
时态形式；表示时间区别的动词语法类别
用法In use
Please write your answers in the past tense.
用法提示：tense 作名词，意为“时态”，指动词的时间形式。
The teacher explained the difference between the present and past tenses.
用法提示：tenses 是 tense 的复数形式，作名词表示多种时态。
When you learn English, you need to practice each tense with examples.
用法提示：tense 作名词，指动词的时态范畴。
in the (adj) tense
表示用某种时态书写或说话。
Write the verb in the present tense.
把这个动词写成现在时态。
use the (adj) tense
Use the past tense to describe completed actions.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- present tense
- 现在时态
- We use the present tense to describe habitual actions.我们使用现在时态描述习惯性动作。
- past tense
- 过去时态
- The story is written in the past tense.这个故事是用过去时态写的。
- future tense
- 将来时态
- English has several ways to express future tense.英语有几种表达将来时态的方式。
- verb tense
- 动词时态
- Students often confuse verb tenses in English.学生经常混淆英语中的动词时态。
- tense shift
- 时态转换
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
时态 tense，联想时间（time）的十种形式。
语境与语域Context & Register
术语，中性语域，通常用于语法教材和语言学讨论中。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，指语法中的时态类别
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the ending sound /ɛns/ with the noun 'tense' (e.g., dense, sense). Note that 'tense' as an adjective (meaning nervous) is pronounced identically but is a different part of speech.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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