adj (1)緊張的;緊張不安的，不能放松的(unable to relax;nervous or strained)：a～face/expression 緊張的面容/表情; a～person/witness 神經(jīng)過于緊張的人/不安的證人;I was so～the night before my examinations that I couldn't sleep. 我在考試前一天晚上特別緊張，徹夜難眠。〖反〗relaxed;
(2)令人緊張的(causing tenseness;suspenseful)：a～moment/atmosphere/meeting/game/situation 緊張的時刻/氣氛/會議/比賽/局勢;〖反〗relaxed;calm;
(3)拉(繃)緊的(tightly stretched;stiff)：～muscles/nerves 緊張的肌肉/神經(jīng);Are the ropes～? 繩子拉緊了嗎?〖反〗relaxed;
vt (使變)緊張((cause to) become or make tense)[T+n]：～one's muscles 繃緊肌肉;faces～ed with anxiety 因焦慮而顯得緊張的面孔;At the sound of footsteps，the woman～d. 那婦女聽到腳步聲，顯得很緊張。be (get)～d up 感到緊張;
→′tensely adv 緊張地;′tenseness n 緊張情緒(狀態(tài))