1inability to relax緊張情緒ADJECTIVE | VERB + TENSION | TENSION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤inner內心的緊張▸➤emotional, nervous, sexual情緒緊張;神經緊張;性緊張◇He suffers from nervous tension.他飽受神經緊張之苦。➤muscle, muscular肌肉緊張▸➤premenstrual經前期緊張VERB + TENSION➤feel, suffer from感覺緊張;遭受緊張之苦◇I feel some tension in my shoulders.我感覺雙肩有些發緊。➤sense察覺緊張◇As soon as he entered, he sensed a tension in the air.他一進去就感到氣氛緊張。➤cause, create引起/造成緊張▸➤relieve舒緩緊張▸➤release釋放緊張情緒TENSION + NOUN➤headache緊張性頭痛PREPOSITION➤tension in⋯的緊張◇The hot bath eased the tension in his body.洗個熱水澡緩解了他身體的緊張。PHRASES➤a release of tension緊張情緒的釋放◇Laughter can be a great release of tension.大笑能有效地釋放緊張情緒。➤a sign of tension緊張的跡象◇Horses are very sensitive to signs of tension in humans.馬對人類流露出的緊張情緒非常敏感。tension
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2bad feeling between people, countries, etc.緊張關係ADJECTIVE | VERB + TENSION | TENSION + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤considerable, great, high相當強的/強烈的/高度的緊張關係◇More police have been sent to areas of high political tension.政治局勢高度緊張的地區增派了警力。➤palpable, real顯而易見的/十足的緊張▸➤slight略微的緊張▸➤escalating, growing, heightened, increased, increasing, mounting, rising不斷升級的緊張關係;日益加劇的緊張關係;加深的緊張關係▸➤constant, continuous持續的緊張➤continuing, ongoing還在繼續的緊張▸➤unresolved未解決的緊張關係▸➤renewed再度出現的緊張;復歸緊張的關係➤fundamental, inherent, underlying根本的/固有的/潛在的緊張▸➤ethnic, political, racial, religious, social民族/政治/種族/宗教/社會緊張關係▸➤communal, family, internal, international, national, regional社群/家庭/內部/國際/國內/地區緊張➤creative, dynamic創造性的/動態的張力◇the creative tension between democracy and business interests民主和商業利益之間的創造性張力VERB + TENSION➤cause, create, generate引起關係緊張;製造緊張局勢▸➤defuse, ease, reduce, release, resolve消除緊張關係;緩和緊張局勢;解決緊張局勢◇She often used humour / humor to defuse tension in meetings.她經常用幽默來緩和會議上的緊張氣氛。➤exacerbate, heighten加劇緊張關係TENSION + VERB➤build up, grow, increase, mount, rise緊張氣氛逐漸加劇;緊張氣氛漸濃;緊張關係升級▸➤ease緊張關係緩和➤arise緊張關係出現◇In the early 1960's, new tensions arose between the United States and the USSR.20 世紀 60 年代初,美國和蘇聯之間出現了新的緊張關係。➤exist緊張局勢存在▸➤run high緊張狀況高漲◇Racial tensions in the town were running high.鎮子裏種族關係高度緊張。PREPOSITION➤tension among⋯中的緊張狀況◇The tension among the audience was palpable.觀眾中的緊張氣氛顯而易見。➤tension between⋯之間的緊張關係◇tension between local youths and the police當地青年和警察之間的緊張關係➤tension in, tension within⋯內部的緊張關係◇The job losses caused greater tensions within the company.人員裁減在公司內部造成了更強烈的緊張關係。➤tension over因⋯而導致的緊張關係◇There has been increased tension over the border incident.邊境事件造成局勢愈發緊張。➤tension with與⋯的緊張關係◇renewed tension with France與法國再度緊張的關係PHRASES➤a source of tension緊張關係的根源◇Money was always a source of tension between her parents.金錢始終是造成她父母關係緊張的根源。tension
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3of rope, wire, etc.繩;電線ADJECTIVE | VERB + TENSION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤string弦張力VERB + TENSION➤adjust調整鬆緊度◇This old racket needs its string tension adjusted.這個舊球拍需要調整一下穿線磅數。➤release釋放張力PREPOSITION➤in tension在張力方面◇The metal is weak in tension.這種金屬張力很差。➤under tension處於緊繃狀態◇Stay clear of cables which are under tension.遠離繃緊的纜繩。➤tension on⋯的拉緊狀態◇The sudden tension on the line told me I had hooked a fish.釣線突然繃緊告訴我魚上鈎了。tension
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4feeling of excitement in a film/movie, etc.影片中的興奮感;張力ADJECTIVE | VERB + TENSION | TENSION + VERBADJECTIVE➤dramatic戲劇張力◇The movie lacks dramatic tension.這部影片缺乏戲劇張力。VERB + TENSION➤build, heighten, increase加大/提高/增加張力◇the use of editing to heighten the tension通過編輯提高張力➤keep, keep up, maintain保持張力➤break打破張力TENSION + VERB➤build, grow, mount張力加大/提高/增加◇Tension builds around the mystery of what will happen to Freddie.弗雷迪會發生什麼事顯得神秘莫測,氣氛愈發緊張。