tense

tense /tens/
  • danh từ
    • (ngôn ngữ học) thời (của động từ)
      • the present tense: thời hiện tại
      • the past tense: thời quá khứ
  • tính từ
    • căng
      • a tense wire: sợi dây căng
    • căng thẳng, găng
      • tense situation: tình hình căng thẳng

Xem thêm: strain, tense up, strain, tense up



tense

Từ điển Collocation

tense adj.

VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get, grow The situation grew increasingly tense. | remain

ADV. extremely, incredibly, very | increasingly | a bit, a little, rather I was feeling a bit tense and restless.

PREP. about There's no point in getting tense about the situation.

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

    v.

  • become stretched or tense or taught; strain

    the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached

  • increase the tension on

    alternately relax and tense your calf muscle

    tense the rope manually before tensing the spring

  • become tense, nervous, or uneasy; tense up

    He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room

  • cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; strain, tense up

    he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up

    adj.

  • in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
  • pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
  • taut or rigid; stretched tight

    tense piano strings

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

tenses|tensed|tensing|tenser|tensest
syn.: rigid strained taut tight
ant.: flabby