| 单词 | tense up |
| 释义 | tense up (once / 196989 pages) v WORD FAMILY tense up: tensed up, tensing up USAGE EXAMPLESThey tense up; Dorothy says, “No crime in a broken-down car,” and Mary responds, “No crime being Negro, neither.” The New Yorker(Dec 23, 2016) “If you’re scowling, conjure up a smile. If you tense up, try to relax.” New York Times(Dec 16, 2016) The city folks stood outside on their verandahs, tensed up, shaking with fear. Ishmael Beah, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy S...(2007) 1v become tense, nervous, or uneasy Syn|Ant|Hyper tense decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind become less tense, rest, or take one's ease change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action 2v cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper strain, tense loosen up, make relaxed, relax, unlax, unstrain, unwind cause to feel relaxed extend, stretch extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body spread-eaglestretch out completely crane, stretch outstretch (the neck) so as to see better affect act physically on; have an effect upon |
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