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

• Put the verbs in brackets into correct tenses.
  在括号里填上动词合适的时态。
• In small groups, highlight sentences using different tenses.
  在小组里，着重强调使用不同时态的句子。
• Special attention should be paid to the cohesive devices formed by changes in tenses and aspects of verbs.
  其中尤其值得注意的是动词的时、体变化所形成的衔接机制。
• It will help you better understand tenses, prepositions, and all the other parts of speech we normally take for granted.
  它将帮助你更好地了解时态，介词，以及语言中其他我们习以为常的部分。
• Distribution of Tenses in Chinese Students 'Compositions
  中国学生英语写作中时态分布的研究
• In one of the tenses I singing an impossible song of desire that you cannot hear.
  用某种时态，我唱着你无法听到的，一支不成曲的希望之歌。
• 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！
• We have already learnt five tenses.
  我们已经学了五个时态。
• I taught her the difference between these two tenses.
  我教了她这两种时态的区别。
• How many tenses have you learned?
  你们学了几种时态？