tension
英 [ˈtenʃn] 美 [ˈtɛnʃən]

n.

紧张，不安；紧张气氛；[物]张力，拉力；矛盾

vt.

紧张；使紧张；

变形

复数：tensions

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [U]紧张 mental, emotional or nervous strain
2. [U][C]紧张的状态 condition when feelings are tense or relations between people, group, etc.
3. [U]张力,拉力 state or degree of stretching or being stretched

英英释义

tension[ 'tenʃən ]

• n.
  • feelings of hostility that are not manifest

    "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions"

    同义词：latent hostility

  • (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

    "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"

    同义词：tensenessstress

  • the physical condition of being stretched or strained

    "it places great tension on the leg muscles"

    同义词：tensitytensenesstautness

  • 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"

  • (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"

  • the action of stretching something tight

    "tension holds the belt in the pulleys"

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• cause〔create〕 the tension引起紧张
• ease〔lessen, relax〕 the tension缓和紧张局势
• feel the tension感到紧张

形容词+～

• the international tension国际紧张局势
• the racial tensions种族间的紧张关系

名词+～

• the world tension世界紧张局势

介词+～

• at the great tension紧张的
• in tension处于紧张状态
• sense of tension紧张感
• under the tension of在…压力下

～+介词

• the tension between the two countries两国间的紧张状态
• the tension in foreign relations外交上的紧张关系

词组短语

surface tension表面张力

tension control n. 张力控制

interfacial tension[物]界面张力

high tension[电]高电压

tension stress[物理]拉应力；张应力

tension test拉伸试验；张力试验

uniaxial tension单轴拉伸；单向拉伸；单轴向张力

winding tension缠绕张力

tension force张力

tension strength拉力强度

tension device张紧装置；拉紧装置；张力装置

low tension低压的；低电压；带低压的

ease the tension缓和紧张状况；缓和紧张局势

axial tension轴向拉力，轴心受拉

belt tension皮带张力

nervous tension神经紧张

chain tension链条张力

initial tension初张力

critical surface tension临界表面张力

tension meter拉力计，张力计；牵引测力计

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

pressure, strain, stress, tension

这组词都有“压力，重压，紧张”的意思，其区别是：

pressure在科学上，指单位面积上所受到的压力。用于引申时，指某事物所产生的压力或影响力等。

strain指某人为克服外力界压力而造成的身心和情绪等方面的压抑。用于物时，指任何力或合力作用于一个物体上面造成的应变。

stress侧重指承受外来的压力，也指由于某种原因而引起的心理、生理或情绪上的紧张。

tension多指因关系不好或其它原因而出现的紧张状态，也指某物被过度伸展的程度或状态。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The tension is building up.
   形势逐步紧张起来。
2. The tension soon transmitted itself to all the members of the crowd.
   这种紧张情绪很快感染了人群中所有的人。
3. A positive-stress component means tension.
   正应力分量表示拉力。
4. If a wire is held under tension, it gets slightly longer.
   电线在拉力状态下会变得略微长点。
5. A leather loop that slides to change the tension on the cord of a drum.
   滑动皮环通过滑动以改变鼓弦张力的皮环
6. This wire will take 50 pounds tension before breaking.
   这根金属线在断裂之前能承受五十磅的张力。
7. Tension mounted as we waited for the exam results to be published.
   我们在等待公布考试结果时气氛越来越紧张。
8. high tension unit for x-ray television diagnosis
   X线电视诊断用高电压装置

权威例句

The tension-free hernioplasty.
The Tension of Metallic Films Deposited by Electrolysis
Ten years of tension: single-molecule DNA mechanics
On the Theory of the Tension of an Elastic Cylinder
A tension-based theory of morphogenesis and compact wiring in the central nervous system.
Cell shape, cytoskeletal tension, and RhoA regulate stem cell lineage commitment.
Balance between swelling pressure and collagen tension in normal and degenerate cartilage
The Tension-Stress Effect on the Genesis and Growth of Tissues Part I. The Influence of Stability of Fixation and Soft-Tissue Preser...
Ilizarov GA. The tension-stress effect on the genesis and growth of tissues: Part I. The influence of stability of fixation and soft...
Comparison of glaucomatous progression between untreated patients with normal-tension glaucoma and patients with therapeutically red...