tense sth up
up可省略,但加上up强调完全绷紧。
He tensed his muscles up before the jump.
他在跳跃前绷紧了肌肉。
使紧张;使绷紧;拉紧
变得紧张;绷紧;变紧;给(动词)标明时态;变得紧绷或拉紧;增加紧张度
to make something tense or taut; to increase the tension on something
To apply a tense to.
To make tense.
To become tense.
变得紧绷或拉紧
become stretched or tense or taut
增加紧张度
increase the tension on
一般现在时
He tenses his muscles before lifting.
他举起前绷紧肌肉。
一般过去时
She tensed up when she heard the noise.
她听到噪音时变得紧张了。
现在完成时
They have tensed the rope too much.
他们把绳子拉得太紧了。
本动词可及物或不及物使用,"tense up" 是常见搭配。
She tensed her shoulders when she heard the noise.
她听到响声时绷紧了肩膀。
用法提示:tensed 是动词过去式,表示“使…绷紧”。
AI contextual example
His jaw muscles tensed as he waited for the result.
等待结果时,他下巴的肌肉绷紧了。
用法提示:tensed 为动词过去式,表示“变紧绷”。
AI contextual example
Try not to tense your neck while typing.
打字时尽量不要让脖子紧张。
用法提示:tense 是动词原形,用于祈使句,表示“使…紧张”。
AI contextual example
up可省略,但加上up强调完全绷紧。
He tensed his muscles up before the jump.
他在跳跃前绷紧了肌肉。
不及物用法,表示人变得紧张。
She tensed up when she saw the needle.
她看到针时紧张起来。
直接接身体部位,常用搭配。
The athlete tensed his muscles before the race.
运动员在比赛前绷紧了肌肉。
最通用、直接的对应词;tense 多指肌肉或情绪紧绷,tighten 可广泛用于螺丝、绳索、纪律等。
strain 强调用力或过度拉伸,常暗示可能受伤;tense 不一定有过度用力的含义。
stretch 侧重把物体拉长或扩展,tense 侧重达到紧绷后的状态;stretch 不全等于紧张。
stiffen 强调失去柔软、变硬,tense 则强调肌肉收缩引起的紧绷;在身体反应上常可互换。
grammar · medium
易错句子He felt a tense in his neck.
正确表达He felt a tension in his neck.
tense作动词或形容词,表示'紧绷的'或'使紧绷';'tension'才是名词,表示'紧张'或'绷紧的状态'。
grammar · medium
易错句子Don't tense too much before the exam.
正确表达Don't tense up too much before the exam.
动词tense在不及物用法中常与副词up搭配,表示'变得紧张/紧绷',单独使用tense作为不及物动词时不够自然。
tension是名词,表示状态或力;tense作动词是‘使紧绷’的动作。
intense是形容词,形容程度高;tense作动词是‘拉紧’的动作,拼写相似但词性不同。
变得紧张;绷紧
She tensed up when she heard the announcement.
她听到公告时紧张起来。
绷紧肌肉
He tensed his muscles before the race.
比赛前他绷紧了肌肉。
因恐惧而僵硬或紧张
Her body tensed with fear.
她的身体因恐惧而僵硬。
因期待而紧张
The crowd tensed in anticipation of the announcement.
人群因期待宣布结果而紧张起来。
绷紧身体准备承受冲击
She tensed for impact as the car approached.
汽车逼近时,她绷紧身体准备承受冲击。
紧张时肌肉会收紧,常用搭配如 tense your muscles。
人在紧张或压力大时常会咬紧下巴。
压力容易导致肩膀紧绷,与 tense 描述的身体反应相关。
压力是引起身体和精神紧张的主要原因之一。
焦虑情绪常使人感觉身体发紧,与 tense 的状态密切相关。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.