tensed 的 2 个定义
tens·er, tens·est.
- stretched tight, as a cord, fiber, etc.; drawn taut; rigid.
- in a state of mental or nervous strain; high-strung; taut: a tense person.
- characterized by a strain upon the nerves or feelings: a tense moment.
- Phonetics. pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles; narrow. Compare lax.
tensed, tens·ing.
- to make or become tense.
tensed 近义词
等同于 stressed out
等同于 stiffen
等同于 stress
等同于 tighten
等同于 constrict
等同于 hunch
更多tensed例句
- I discovered Martin’s paintings four years ago, during a similarly noisy, tense time.
- The Washington Post went with “A nation divided,” while USA Today chose “A tense nation wonders what’s next.”
- Now with a tense election nearing, they’re taking preemptive steps to prepare for turmoil that could last days.
- I love mountain biking, but now even the thought of riding a short section of road on the way to the trails makes my body tense and tears well up in my eyes.
- It’s been a tense process, because the political power of a Supreme Court justice is enormous—a president gets at most eight years to shape the law but a Supreme Court justice has a lifetime appointment to decide whether laws are constitutional.
- My sleep is hot and jaw-tensed and filled with dreams of death.
- The emphasis is on fresh faces and tensed bodies and muscles, rather than come-to-bed eyes, pouting, and bulges down below.
- It was announced that a new face would soon be stopping by, and the mood slightly tensed.
- His tensed muscles were aching unheeded; his sense of feeling seemed lost, so intently was he waiting for some further word.
- Frankle tensed, a chill running up his spine, his eyes drawn back to the gleaming jewel.
- It became bloated with a poisonous wrath, his eyes gleamed evilly and his muscles tensed.
- Tick-Tock, ordinarily the most restful and composed of companions, definitely was still tensed up about something.
- He was suppressing it with an effort, but it showed in his tensed muscles and in his flushed face.