Tense
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adj. 拉紧的;肌肉绷紧的;神经紧张的;[语]（语音）紧的;
n. [语]时，时态;〈古〉时间;
v. 使或变的紧张;
💡 词根助记
tense=tens伸展→绷紧的，紧张的
📝 例句
"I see"is present tense;"I saw"is past tense,and "I shall see"is future tense.
“I see”是现在时，“I saw”是过去时，“I shall see”是将来时。
She tensed at the approaching footsteps.
她听到越来越近的脚步声马上紧张了起来。
The ropes are tense.
这些绳子是拉紧的。
Change this verb from the present into the past tense.
把这个动词从现在时改为过去时。
The situation suddenly became tense.
局势突然变得紧张起来。
🌱 联想助记
【串】在人口dense(密集的)地方我就会sense(感觉)tense(紧张)
【记】※ ten-十,se-拼音“色”:他一紧张脸就变成十种颜色
※ ten-十,s-似“美女”,e-拼音“鹅”:十个美女抱着鹅来学习英语时态→现在进行时
※ ten-十,s-似“蛇”,e-拼音“鹅”:十条蛇挡住一只鹅的去路,这只鹅显得非常紧张
***联想记忆词汇***
随着夏天temperature的增高,一些temporary居住的tenant为了temporal方便,对房子保养不好,造成了房东和房客的tense关系,tender房东黄世仁不干了,多吃亏啊,于是他派了众多的美女tempt房客们,temperate杨白劳也犯了错误,tenacious黄世仁利用手中的证据趁机要挟房东,房东和房客分离的大的tendency已经不可改变
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-tend-表示“延伸”
常见变体有-tent-、-tens-
📖 牛津释义
tense
adj
(-r, -st)
1 stretched tightly; taut 拉紧的; 紧张的.
2 with muscles tight in anticipation of what may happen （因预料要出事）肌肉 紧的
faces tense with anxiety 因焦急而显得紧张的面孔.
3 unable to relax; edgy 不能松弛的; 神经紧张的; 易怒的
He's a very tense person. 他是个神经紧张的人.
4 causing tenseness 引起紧张的; 令人紧张的
a tense moment, atmosphere, meeting 令人感到紧张的时刻、 气氛、 会议
The game is getting tenser all the time. 比赛自始至终越来越紧张. tense, v
1 [Tn]
2 (cause sb/sth to) become tense(2) （使某人[某事物]）变得紧张
She tensed, hearing the noise again. 她再次听到那个声音就紧张起来.
with muscles tensed, waiting for the race to start 肌肉紧 著,等待起跑.
3 (idm 习语) be/get tensed `up be/become tense(3) 变得神经紧张
Players get very tensed up before a match. 运动员在比赛前都感到神经紧张.
tense n (grammar) any of the forms of a verb that may be used to indicate the time of the actionor state expressed by the verb （动词的）时态
the present,past, future, etc tense 现在、 过去、 将来等时态.
🎯 考研助记
疼死（谐音tense):拉得太死了， 紧张 t(树)+en(门窗)+s(女人)+e:女人就要费劲拉紧才能支起帐篷(tent): 紧张 网友：yqy 补充：别把感情（sense）绷得那么紧（tense）；源自tend照看：过于关心就会紧张
🔁 扩展释义
*[tens]a. 紧张的, 拉紧的vt. (使)紧张, (使)拉紧vi. (使)紧张, (使)拉紧n. 时态【医】 紧张的相关词组: at prime tense
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「外贸」词汇
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Oh, wise young judge!
噢，聪明年轻的法官啊！
All he knew was that his African ancestor taught his son and grandson the words in his own language for river and guitar.
他所知道的只是非洲祖先用自己的语言教给儿孙们的“江”和“吉他”这两个词。
It soon became clear that the straight part of the dance changed when the sun's position changed. If the feeding place was toward the sun, the dancer headed straight upward during the straight part of the wagging dance.
情况很快就弄清了，舞蹈的直线部分是随着太阳位置的变化而变化的。