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be tense
She is tense before exams.
她考试前很紧张。
紧张的；焦虑的
tensest — superlative of tense
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紧张的；焦虑的
showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed
She is tense before exams.
她考试前很紧张。
Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.
Characterized by strain (on the nerves, emotions, etc). (Compare charged.)
Pulled taut, without any slack.
Produced with relative constriction of the vocal tract.
She felt tense before the job interview.
面试前她感到很紧张。
The atmosphere in the room was tense as everyone waited for the results.
房间里气氛紧张，大家都在等待结果。
He is usually relaxed, but he gets tense when driving in heavy traffic.
他通常很放松，但在交通拥堵时开车会变得紧张。
She is tense before exams.
她考试前很紧张。
He gets tense in traffic.
他在堵车时变得紧张。
表示状态的原因。
The room was tense with anticipation.
房间里因期待而紧张。
Not this
I am tension.
Use this
I am tense.
这里需要形容词，而不是名词。'Tense' 是形容词，表示‘紧绷的’；'tension' 是名词，表示‘紧张状态’。所以应该用 'tense'。
Not this
I feel tensed.
Use this
I feel tense.
这里需要形容词 'tense'，而不是动词的过去分词 'tensed'。'Tensed' 通常用于被动语态或完成时，而 'tense' 作为形容词描述状态。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
紧张的气氛
There was a tense atmosphere in the room during the meeting.
会议期间房间里气氛紧张。
感到紧张
I always feel tense before an exam.
考试前我总是感到紧张。
绷紧的肌肉
Massage helps relax tense muscles.
按摩有助于放松绷紧的肌肉。
紧张时刻
It was a tense moment when the results were announced.
结果公布时，那是一个紧张的时刻。
紧张的沉默
A tense silence followed his sudden question.
他突然提问后，出现了一阵紧张的沉默。
紧张的关系
They have a tense relationship with their neighbors.
他们与邻居关系紧张。
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把 tense 想成拉紧的琴弦：手一拨就发抖，和紧张时一样绷着。
语域：neutral 常见场景：谈论个人情绪或现场气氛、描述肌肉、绳索等拉紧的物理状态 作形容词时，tense 多用于形容人感到紧张、气氛令人不安，或物体被拉紧；日常口语和书面语都比较常见，属于中性用词，不带有强烈的正式或随意色彩。
这些词都以 /ɛns/ 结尾，与 tense 押韵。注意：tension /ˈtɛnʃən/ 和 tensor /ˈtɛnsər/ 拼写相似，但发音不同，不与 tense 押韵。
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