形容词

1. The situation suddenly became tense.
局势突然变得紧张起来。

2. The players were tense at the start of the game.
队员们在比赛开始时很紧张。

3. The defendant was extremely tense.
被告极为紧张。

及物动词

1. All his muscles were tensed.
他的肌肉全都绷紧了。

名词

1. Change this verb from the present into the past tense.
把这个动词从现在式改为过去式。

1. 紧张的：[趣味巧记]这个单词可以用对比法记忆:看着他那浓密的(dense)大眉毛,不仅心中泛起阵阵紧张的(tense)感觉(sense),看看,一下记住三个单词,dense, tense, sense.

2. 紧张：所以应该没有什么安全问题,但据姐姐分析,小偷做案时心里极度紧张(tense),没被发现也就算了,一旦被人发觉,失去理智(lose sense)会挺而走险(tense-sense=t-s,transgress犯罪).

1. (局势、时期)令人紧张的，让人焦虑的
A tense situation or period of time is one that makes people anxious, because they do not know what is going to happen next.

e.g. This gesture of goodwill did little to improve the tense atmosphere at the talks...
这一友好姿态基本上没有改善会谈的紧张气氛。
e.g. After three very tense weeks he phoned again...
过了紧张不安的 3 个星期，他又一次打来电话。

2. 紧张的;焦虑的;无法放松的
If you are tense, you are anxious and nervous and cannot relax.

e.g. Dart, who had at first been very tense, at last relaxed.
起初，达特非常紧张，最后终于放松了下来。