tense

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adj性质的同根词
tensed：紧的；紧张的。
tensional：张力的；紧张的。
adv性质的同根词
tensely：紧张地；拉紧地。
n性质的同根词
tension：张力，拉力；紧张，不安；电压。
tensor：[数]张量；[解剖]张肌。
tenseness：紧张；绷紧。
tensity：紧张度，紧张。
v性质的同根词
tensed：拉紧；变为紧张（tense的过去分词）。
vt性质的同根词
tension：使紧张；使拉紧。

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。

any of the forms of a verb which show the time at which an action happened
(NERVOUS) nervous and worried and unable to relax
(STRETCHED) (of your body or part of the body) stretched tight and stiff
(of a speech sound) made with more force than other speech sounds
If you or your muscles tense, your muscles become stiff and tight because you are frightened or nervous, or are preparing yourself to do something.

A tense situation or period of time is one that makes people anxious, because they do not know what is going to happen next.
If you are tense, you are anxious and nervous and cannot relax.
If your body is tense, your muscles are tight and not relaxed.
If your muscles tense, if you tense, or if you tense your muscles, your muscles become tight and stiff, often because you are anxious or frightened.
Tense up means the same as .
The tense of a verb group is its form, which usually shows whether you are referring to past, present, or future time.

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It also tries to seek rhetorical use of non-past tense from literary level.
试图从文学语句这一层次来探求非过去时的修辞作用。
(元音)紧的；舌肌紧张的(指某些元音，如he中的e)(lax之对)
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