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tense (EN)
名词,形容词,动词

名词 “tense”

tense,复 tenses
  1. 时态
    In English, we use different tenses to talk about actions that happened yesterday, are happening now, or will happen tomorrow.

形容词 “tense”

基本形式 tense (more/most)
  1. 紧张
    Before his speech, John felt so tense that his hands were shaking.
  2. 拉紧的
    The rope was so tense that it felt like it could snap at any moment.
  3. 紧张的(形容局势)
    The situation was tense as everyone awaited the boss's decision on layoffs.

动词 “tense”

不定式 tense; 三单 tenses; 过式 tensed; 过分 tensed; 动名 tensing
  1. 使紧绷
    Feeling nervous, she tensed her shoulders, making them stiff.