| 词汇 | tension |
| 释义 | tension noun uk /ˈten.ʃən/ us /ˈten.ʃən/ tensionnoun (FEELING)B2[ U ] a feeling of nervousness before an important or difficult event: （精神上的）紧张，焦虑，焦急 You could feel the tension in the room as we waited for our exam results.我们等待考试结果出来的时候，你可以感觉到屋子里的紧张气氛。 B2[ Cusually plural or U ] a feeling of fear or anger between two groups of people who do not trust each other: （互不信任的人群之间的）紧张关系;紧张局势 ethnic/racial tension民族／种族间的紧张关系 There are growing tensions between the two countries.两国间的关系日益紧张。 The tension in the office just dissolves when she walks out.她出去之后，办公室里的紧张气氛顿时烟消云散。 After the arrival of the United Nations soldiers, tension in the area began to ease.联合国维和士兵到达后，这个地区的紧张局势开始得到缓解。 His speeches fanned the flames of racial tension.他的演说激化了种族间的紧张关系。 Many social workers are in the front line of racial tension.很多社会工作者都处于解决种族紧张局面的第一线。 The strong police presence only heightened the tension among the crowd.大批警察的出现只能使人群更加紧张。 Anxiety and worry - general words agita agitation angst anti-stress apprehension break out in a cold sweat fluster heebie-jeebies jitters nerve nervousness oppression panic attack strain tenseness tizzy to someone's consternation trepidation uneasiness willie You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Anxious and worried tensionnoun (STRETCH)[ U ] The tension of a wire or rope is the degree to which it is stretched.（铁丝或绳子的）拉力，张力 Tight and tightening astringency chokehold close-fitting fast inelasticity retighten skinny stiffen strain straitly super-tight tauten tautly tense tight tight-fitting tighten tighten something up tightly tightness tension | American Dictionarytension noun[ U ] us/ˈten·ʃən/ tensionnoun[U] (STIFF STATE)the state of being tight and stiff: We need more tension in the wires, so pull them tighter. tensionnoun[U] (NERVOUS STATE)anxiety and worry: The tension was unbearable as we waited for our exam results. Tension is also an anxious situation of anger and lack of trust between two groups of people. Examples of tensiontension The surface stresses (tensions) are functions of the local extension ratios, which depend on the global deformation of the membrane. Both reflect an early twentieth-century tension between theories of knowledge and theories of vision. It involves holding differences in tension and allowing multiple and differing perspectives to co-exist. For workers as "cell proprietors" were to be afforded crucial domains of discretion, albeit ones traversed by tensions and potential conflicts. In the initial stages a degree of nationalistic euphoria disguised a series of political tensions. Here modernization took place in a relatively smooth manner and there was no need to fear external threats, but domestic tensions were inevitable. It is not to be expected that this massive undertaking should end in a coda, with all the tensions resolved, and it does not. In effect, there is no tension resolved by this result. Of the numerous factors that may contribute toward marital tension, one is inequality - particularly among couples with an egalitarian gender role orientation. There are interesting tensions between the chapters, which the editors have wisely avoided editing out for the sake of consistency of viewpoint. While donors usually attempt to minimise this tension, it is necessary to recognise its existence. Syn-kinematic, en-echelon tension gaps were filled by carbonate material. Be that as it may, disease can afflict the annulus, the leaflets or the tension apparatus to produce stenosis, incompetence or both. Obstruction may involve only a part of the valve, or the entire subvalvar tension apparatus. However, as the war took its material and human toll, tensions gradually arose between the exiles and their hosts. See all examples of tension These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withtensiontensionThese are words often used in combination with tension. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. chronic tension Chronictension-type headache is headache occurring on more than 15 days a month for six months in a year. communal tension Local authority allocation of accommodation, therefore, inevitably exacerbates communaltension. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 considerable tension There is considerabletension with the militias' idea of the past being readily and easily accessible, for example. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with tension |
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