"tense" 怎么发音

word

US

/ˈtɛns/

tens

UK

/tˈɛns/

tens

释义

If a person or situation is tense, there is nervousness, stress, or a feeling that something difficult may happen. In grammar, tense is the form of a verb that shows time, such as past, present, or future.

IPA 音标

美式英语

/ˈtɛns/

英式英语

/tˈɛns/

简化发音

美式

tens

英式

tens

语境中听

She looked tense before the exam.

It was a tense silence in the room.

In this sentence, the verb is in the past tense.

Things got tense when nobody agreed on a plan.