肌肉绷紧的 with muscles tight in anticipation of what may happen
神经紧张的 unable to relax
句型例句
用作定语
▲～+n.
He read the letter with a tense anxiety.他紧张焦虑地看那封信。
The two countries began to discuss their tense relations.这两国开始讨论他们之间的紧张关系。
用作表语
▲S+be+～
Is the rope tense?绳子拉紧了吗?
A mother feels tense when her baby is ill.母亲在小孩生病时会感到紧张。
▲S+be+～+prep.-phrase
I cannot play the piano like I used to—my fingers have gone tense from lack of practice.我不能像过去那样弹钢琴了——我的手指因缺乏练习变得生硬了。
We were tense with expectancy.我们因期待而神经紧张起来。
学习参考
1.tense也可用作动词,意为“变得紧张”。例如:
He tensed, hearing the noise again.他再次听到那个声音就紧张起来。
2.tense还可用作可数名词,意为“(动词的)时态”。例如:
How many tenses are there in English?英语有多少种时态?
