tense1/tɛns; tens/adj 1 nervous and anxious [→ tension] 紧张的﹔焦虑的: You seem really tense – what's wrong? 你看上去很紧张—出了什么事啦?This has been a tense two weeks. 这两个星期令人紧张。2 tense muscles feel tight and stiff [→ tension]〔肌肉〕绷紧的﹔僵直的: Massage helps to relax tense neck muscles. 按摩有助放松绷紧的颈部肌肉。
tense2 also 又作 tense upv [I,T] to become tight and stiff, or to make your muscles do this(使)〔肌肉〕变得绷紧[僵直]
tense3n [C,U] a form of a verb that shows whether something happens in the past, the present, or the future〔动词的〕时态