tenses

英 [ˈtensɪz]

美 [ˈtensɪz]

n.  (动词的)时，时态
v.  (使肌肉)拉紧，绷紧
tense的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (局势、时期)令人紧张的，让人焦虑的
  Atensesituation or period of time is one that makes people anxious, because they do not know what is going to happen next.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. There was a tense silence.
     有一阵令人局促不安的沉默。
• ADJ-GRADED 紧张的;焦虑的;无法放松的
  If you aretense, you are anxious and nervous and cannot relax.
  1. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED (肌肉)紧张的，绷紧的
  If your body istense, your muscles are tight and not relaxed.
  1. She lay, eyes shut, body tense...
     她躺着，双目紧闭，全身绷直。
  2. A bath can relax tense muscles.
     洗个澡可以放松紧张的肌肉。
• V-ERG （使）（肌肉）紧张，绷紧
  If your musclestense, if youtense, or if youtenseyour muscles, your muscles become tight and stiff, often because you are anxious or frightened.
  1. Newman's stomach muscles tensed...
     纽曼的腹肌绷紧了。
  2. He tensed as the big West Indian gripped his shoulder...
     那个大块头西印度群岛土著人抓住他的肩膀时，他浑身紧张起来。
  3. Jane tensed her muscles to stop them from shaking.
     简把肌肉绷紧，不让它们颤抖。
  4. Tense upmeans the same astense.
     tense up 同 tense
  5. When we are under stress our bodies tend to tense up...
     人一紧张，身体就会变僵硬。
  6. I tried not to tense up, or become obviously wary...
     我尽量不让自己紧张，或者表现得非常警觉。
  7. Tense up the muscles in both of your legs.
     把两腿的肌肉绷紧。
• N-COUNT (动词的)时，时态
  Thetenseof a verb group is its form, which usually shows whether you are referring to past, present, or future time.
  1. It was as though Corinne was already dead: they were speaking of her in the past tense.
     科琳娜好像已经去世了：他们谈论她时用的是过去时。

双语例句

• You are Chinese quantifiers tortures, as we were also English tenses tormenting!
  你被中文的量词折磨着，同样我们也被英文的时态折磨着！
• How many tenses have you learned?
  你们学了几种时态？
• Verb tenses, parts of speech, count and non-count nouns-studying grammar can give you a headache.
  动词时态、词性、可数及不可数名词&学文法可真让人头痛。
• It is also great for learning idioms, expressions, and verb tenses.
  同样，阅读也能帮你学到不少惯用语、表达方式和动词时态。
• Practice tenses as much as possible.
  尽可能多的操练时态。
• As you listen, pay attention to both the vocabulary and the verb tenses Rudi and Wolfgang use to discuss the progress of the project.
  听录音的时候，要注意Rudi和Wolfgang用来讨论项目进展的词汇和动词时态。
• A non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses.
  动词的非限定形式；在英语中它被用作形容词并且构成复合时态。
• How do I use present tenses to talk about the future?
  如何用现在时表达将来发生的事？
• Advanced search has the added benefit of matching different word forms, such as plurals, alternate verb endings, and various grammatical tenses, in the search results.
  高级搜索的另一个好处就是可以在搜索结果中匹配不同单词形式，比如复数、不同的动词结尾和各种语法时态。
• However, the research on the subjectivity in English tenses has not been deeply conducted yet.
  然而，对英语时态主观性的研究还不够深入，只有少数学者在他们的文献中有所研究。