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tension

英['tenʃ(ə)n] 美['tɛnʃən]
  • n. 张力,拉力;紧张,不安;电压
  • vt. 使紧张;使拉紧

英英释意


1. feelings of hostility that are not manifest;
"he could sense her latent hostility to him"
"the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions"
2. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense;
"he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"
"stress is a vasoconstrictor"
3. the physical condition of being stretched or strained;
"it places great tension on the leg muscles"
"he could feel the tenseness of her body"
4. a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature);
"there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time"
"there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history"
5. (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body;
"the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear"
6. the action of stretching something tight;
"tension holds the belt in the pulleys"