tensely 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.
tensely 近义词
等同于 excitedly
更多tensely例句
- Uganda has moved to clamp down on social media use in the country even as its diplomatic relations with the US have taken a bad turn after a tense and disputed election.
- “While I don’t think anything I’d say would reflect poorly on our district or my school, I know things are tense and I wouldn’t want to agitate it further,” said the teacher, who teaches American history at a high school.
- The NBA’s 11 scheduled games proceeded as scheduled despite the tense scene earlier in the day at the nation’s capital.
- For instance, if you tend to bounce your knee up and down by tensing your calf muscle, choose a seat away from other people who may find the resulting vibrations hard to ignore.
- Paulsen refers to himself as “the boy” rather than “I” in the book, and he recalls many tense and dangerous moments.
- He is tensely and formally dressed on all occasions, with an encyclopedic memory of beer labels.
- Malcolm had heard many such tensely dramatic stories from fugitives who had reached Lucknow during July.
- John watched the kitten, and Eric watched, too—watched tensely, for he sensed what would happen to it.
- Moya faced them tensely, a slim wraith of a girl with dark eyes that blazed.
- "Ah, I see——" And then, "That other door," he whispered tensely.
- "They will win their way across, unless he wakes," said Renwick tensely.