tensed

UK //tɛnst//US //tɛnst//

词源

源自拉丁语 'tensus'（拉紧的），通过古法语 'tenser' 进入英语，与动词 'tense' 相关。

❶ 形容身体或肌肉因紧张、压力或准备动作而变得僵硬或绷紧的状态。

“Her shoulders were tensed with stress before the interview.”

（面试前，她的肩膀因压力而绷紧。）

“The cat's body tensed as it prepared to pounce.”

（猫的身体绷紧，准备扑击。）

❶ 形容因焦虑、不安或警惕而产生的心理紧张状态。

“The room grew silent, and everyone felt tensed.”

（房间变得安静，每个人都感到紧张。）

“He became tensed when he realized he was being followed.”

（意识到自己被跟踪时，他紧张起来。）

同义词:strained, stiff, tight, nervous, anxious

❶ 使身体或肌肉绷紧，通常因压力、警觉或准备动作。

“She tensed her muscles before lifting the heavy box.”

（抬起重箱子前，她绷紧了肌肉。）

“The dog tensed its body when it heard a strange noise.”

（狗听到奇怪的声音时绷紧了身体。）

同义词:tighten, stiffen, brace, contract

tensed up — 指因紧张或压力而导致身体或心理的紧绷状态，常用于描述突然的紧张反应。

“He tensed up when he saw the spider crawling towards him.”

（看到蜘蛛朝他爬来时，他一下子绷紧了身体。）