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单词 tensely
释义
tensely
adverb
uk
/ˈtens.li/us
/ˈtens.li/

tenselyadverb(NERVOUSLY)

in aworriedornervousway:
紧张地
They allwaitedtensely for theverdict.他们都在紧张地等待着裁决。
More examples
  • Thetenantshadrefusedtopaytheirrentand were tenselywaitingfor somethingnastytohappen.
  • Tensely theywaited,expectingto bediscoveredat anymoment.
  • Bothsidestenselywatchedthetotalsin apainfullyclosevote.
  • Nursinghomeswaittensely forfluvaccine.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Anxious and worried
  • (all) hot and botheredidiom
  • -racked
  • aflutter
  • agitated
  • angsty
  • anxious
  • fretfully
  • frightened
  • fuss
  • get in a sweatidiom
  • grim
  • prey on sb's mindidiom
  • queasily
  • queasiness
  • queasy
  • rattled
  • strung out
  • worrier
  • worrywart
  • wound up
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tenselyadverb(STRETCHED)

with themusclesinyourbodyorpartofyourbodystretchedtightandstiff:
紧张地
Don'tclenchyourjawtoo tensely.不要太紧张地咬紧下巴。
See
tense
More examples
  • On thestagehe wouldstandstiffly, tensely inplace.
  • She wassittingtensely on thegiltchair.
  • Hiseyesbulgedin hishead, hislipswere tenselypursed.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Tight and tightening
  • astringency
  • chokehold
  • close-fitting
  • fast
  • inelasticity
  • retighten
  • skinny
  • stiffen
  • strain
  • super-tight
  • tauten
  • tautly
  • tautness
  • tight
  • tighten
  • tightensomethingup
  • tightly
  • tightness
  • up
  • vice-like
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(Definition oftenselyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

tensely| American Dictionary

tensely
adverb
us/ˈtens·li/

tenselyadverb(IN STIFF WAY)

in atightorstiffway:
Don'tholdyourshouldersso tensely.

tenselyadverb(IN NERVOUS WAY)

in a way that isnervousoranxious:
He wasembarrassedandrepliedtensely to thequestion.
(Definition oftenselyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftensely

tensely
A separate unit houses another motor, across which four strips of oxidised 35 mm film aretenselylooped.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Not only that, its use pollutes the atmosphere intensely.
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I am simply piecing together the evidence that there is to show that the opposition to this scheme is universal andtenselyfelt.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The issue is debatedtenselyin the profession and feelings run high on both sides of the argument.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In these last four digital projections, a large glass globe seesawstenselyback and forth over a central fulcrum.
From
Wikipedia
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He removes his clothes andtenselywaits for her.
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While listening, he leans forwardtensely, with his hands clasped below his knees like a prizefighter waiting in his corner for the bell...
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