"tension" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 紧张
• 张力

Definition

指压力、担心或紧张的感觉，也指人与人或群体之间紧张、不和的状态。它还可以表示某物被拉紧时产生的物理拉力。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词常用于情绪压力（'feel tension'）、人与人或群体之间的紧张关系（'tension between them', 'racial tension'），以及物理或科学语境（'rope tension'）。'Stress' 更泛指压力；'tension' 更强调绷紧、对立或气氛紧张。常见搭配有：'create tension', 'ease the tension', 'heightened tension'。

Examples

There was a lot of tension in the room before the exam.

考试前，房间里充满了**紧张**气氛。

The tension between the two brothers was obvious.

这两兄弟之间的**紧张关系**很明显。

The cable must have enough tension to hold the bridge.

这根缆绳必须有足够的**张力**来支撑桥梁。

You could feel the tension rise as they waited for the results.

他们等待结果时，可以感觉到**紧张**在上升。

His joke helped break the tension after the argument.

争吵之后，他的笑话帮助缓解了**紧张气氛**。

There’s been growing tension between the two countries for months.

这两国之间的**紧张局势**几个月来一直在加剧。