tension

n.紧张，不安；紧张气氛；[物]张力，拉力；矛盾

vt.紧张；使紧张

noun

1. 紧张局势（或关系、状况）
   a situation in which people do not trust each other, or feel unfriendly towards each other, and which may cause them to attack each other
   1. There is mounting tension along the border.
      边境局势日趋紧张。
   2. international/racial/political tensions
      国际紧张局势；种族间的紧张关系；政治上的紧张状况
2. 矛盾；对立
   a situation in which the fact that there are different needs or interests causes difficulties
   1. There is often a tension between the aims of the company and the wishes of the employees.
      公司的目标和雇员的愿望之间经常存在矛盾。
3. （情绪上的）紧张，烦躁
   a feeling of anxiety and stress that makes it impossible to relax
   1. nervous tension
      神经紧张
   2. We laughed and that helped ease the tension .
      我们笑了，因而使紧张的情绪缓和下来。
4. （作家或电影导演制造的）紧张气氛
   the feeling of fear and excitement that is created by a writer or a film/movie director
   1. dramatic tension
      扣人心弦的紧张气氛
   2. As the movie progresses the tension builds.
      随着电影剧情的发展，气氛越来越紧张。
5. 拉伸；张力；拉紧状态；绷紧程度
   the state of being stretched tight; the extent to which sth is stretched tight
   1. muscular tension
      肌肉绷紧
   2. Adjust the string tension of your tennis racket to suit your style of playing.
      调节网球拍的网张力，以配合你的打法。

verb

1. （使金属线、帆等）拉紧，绷紧
   to make a wire, sail, etc. tight and stretched

名词复数形式:tensions 过去分词:tensioned

tension 拉紧，紧张

来自 tense,拉紧的，紧张的，-ion,名词后缀。

1. There is a close connection between pain and tension
   疼痛和紧张之间有着紧密的联系。
2. Acupressure is used to release tension spots in the shoulders and neck.
   指压按摩用于缓解肩部和颈部的紧张。
3. There's still an atmosphere of great hostility and tension in the city.
   强烈的敌对和紧张气氛依然笼罩着这座城市。
4. Tension in the home increases if you bottle things up
   你如果把事情强压在心里，家里的气氛就会更趋紧张。
5. The issue has caused great tension between the two countries and could lead to a military confrontation
   这个问题使得两国关系非常紧张，可能会导致军事对抗。
6. She could have screamed with tension.
   她紧张得差点叫起来。
7. Nina took a kind of dark pleasure in being the focus of the tension between her father and her brother.
   对成了父亲和哥哥紧张关系的焦点，尼娜有点幸灾乐祸。
8. The tension in the room had dissipated
   房间里的紧张气氛消失了。
9. There are many who believe that civil war will be the eventual outcome of the racial tension in the country
   有很多人相信，该国种族关系的紧张最终将导致内战。
10. The move has heightened tension in the state
    该举动加剧了州里的紧张气氛。
11. All great songs are informed by a certain sadness and tension
    所有很棒的歌曲都透着某种悲伤和张力。
12. The tension grew in inverse proportion to the distance from their final destination.
    拉力的大小与他们离终点的距离成反比。
13. There was a knot of tension in his stomach.
    他紧张得心揪得紧紧的。
14. For several hours, tension mounted
    有几个小时，紧张局势有所加剧。
15. It would be useful if you could nail down the source of this tension.
    如果你能弄清这种紧张的根源，将会大有益处。
16. When I get off air around 2am my neck and shoulders are locked with tension
    我凌晨两点结束广播时脖子与肩膀绷得紧紧的。
17. She was aware of tension between them. Or had it been there from the beginning?
    她意识到他们的关系有些紧张。或者一开始就是如此吗？
18. The tension between Amy and Jim is palpable
    埃米和吉姆之间明显关系紧张。
19. Some of the tension Altman builds up starts to sag
    奥尔特曼制造的一些紧张氛围开始缓解。
20. The province was attacked a month ago after weeks of simmering tension.
    在紧张局势连续数周恶化后，这个省于一个月前遭到了袭击。
21. All mothers share to some extent in the tension of a wedding
    从某种程度上说，所有的母亲在婚礼上多少都有点紧张。
22. The tension was naturally high for a game with so much at stake
    对于一场成败攸关的比赛来说气氛自然非常紧张。
23. He said senior government officials were trying to stir up ethnic tension
    他说政府高级官员们正在试图挑起紧张的种族局势。
24. The tension between the two countries is likely to remain
    那两个国家间的紧张局面可能会持续下去。
25. She has done her best to keep calm but finds herself trembling with tension and indecision
    她尽力保持镇定，可还是由于紧张、犹豫不决而抖个不停。
26. Smiling and laughing has actually been shown to relieve tension and stress.
    事实证明，微笑和大笑能够缓解焦虑和压力。
27. The film explored the tension between public duty and personal affections.
    这部电影探讨了公共义务和个人情感之间的冲突。
28. There's tremendous tension between the local population and the refugees
    当地居民与难民之间关系非常紧张。
29. It is as well to bear in mind that laughter is a great releaser of tension.
    你最好记住大笑是消除紧张情绪的良方。