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单词 tenseness
释义
tenseness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈtens.nəs/us
/ˈtens.nəs/

tensenessnoun[U](WORRY)

thequalityof beingworriedornervous:
There was anunderlyingtenseness in hismanner.
thequalityof makingpeoplefeelworriedornervous:
the tenseness oflifeduring thewar
More examples
  • A tensenessgrippedLisbon aspeoplewaitedtoseewhat wouldhappen.
  • Hefeelstenseness and maythinkthat it isdifficulttocurethisso-called'simple'problem.
  • There was afairdegreejokinginorderto take the tenseness out of thesituation.
  • Amassagetakesthe tenseness of thedayaway.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Anxiety and worry - general words
  • agita
  • agitation
  • angst
  • anti-stress
  • apprehension
  • jitters
  • nerve
  • nervousness
  • oppression
  • overwork
  • panic attack
  • strain
  • tension
  • the collywobbles
  • the heebie-jeebies
  • tizzy
  • trepidation
  • uneasiness
  • vexation
  • willie
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Causing anxiety and worry

tensenessnoun[U](STRETCHED MUSCLES)

astatein which themusclesinyourbodyor in apartofyourbodyarestretchedtightandstiff:
紧张
Nina couldseeby the tenseness of hisneckthat he wasworried.尼娜从他紧绷的脖子看出了他的担心。
More examples
  • He couldfeelthe tenseness of herfingers, as if she wasclutchingatcrystalstraws.
  • She couldtellfrom the tenseness in hisbodythat there weremomentswhen he had tofighthisfeelings.
  • Permanent tenseness hadwitheredherneckslightly.
  • Suddenly shereleasedall the tenseness from hermusclesand herelaxedhisholdslightly.
  • I wasconsciousof anachingtenseness in all mymuscles.
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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tensenessnoun[U](PHONETICS)

phoneticsspecialized
thequalityof being made with moreforcethan otherspeechsounds:
紧张音
errorsof tenseness andphoneticlength紧张音和音长的错误
See
tense
More examples
  • Kloekeactuallyarguesthat theterm'finalconsonantdevoicing' isinaccuratebecause thefeatureinquestionis tenseness,ratherthanvoice.
  • It is notimplausibletothinkthatchildrenmaybeginbycommandingonefeaturebefore the other, that is, tenseness beforelength,lengthbefore tenseness.
  • In thephonetictranscription, wecodeseparatelyerrorsof tenseness andphoneticlength.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Linguistics: phonology & phonetics
  • alliterative
  • alveolar
  • apheresis
  • aphesis
  • aphetic
  • aspirate
  • guttural
  • homonym
  • laterally
  • lax
  • lenis
  • macron
  • misemphasis
  • phonology
  • schwa
  • segmental
  • semivowel
  • sibilance
  • sibilant
  • speech pathology
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(Definition oftensenessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
tenseness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈtens.nəs/us
/ˈtens.nəs/

tensenessnoun[U](STRETCHED MUSCLES)

astatein which themusclesinyourbodyor in apartofyourbodyarestretchedtightandstiff
紧张
Nina couldseeby the tenseness of hisneckthat he wasworried.尼娜从他紧绷的脖子看出了他的担心。
More examples
  • He couldfeelthe tenseness of herfingers, as if she wasclutchingatcrystalstraws.
  • She couldtellfrom the tenseness in hisbodythat there weremomentswhen he had tofighthisfeelings.
  • Permanent tenseness hadwitheredherneckslightly.
  • Suddenly shereleasedall the tenseness from hermusclesand herelaxedhisholdslightly.
  • I wasconsciousof anachingtenseness in all mymuscles.

tensenessnoun[U](PHONETICS)

phoneticsspecialized
thequalityof being made with moreforcethan otherspeechsounds
紧张音
errorsof tenseness andphoneticlength紧张音和音长的错误
See
tense
More examples
  • Kloekeactuallyarguesthat theterm'finalconsonantdevoicing' isinaccuratebecause thefeatureinquestionis tenseness,ratherthanvoice.
  • It is notimplausibletothinkthatchildrenmaybeginbycommandingonefeaturebefore the other, that is, tenseness beforelength,lengthbefore tenseness.
  • In thephonetictranscription, wecodeseparatelyerrorsof tenseness andphoneticlength.

Examplesoftenseness

tenseness
The warmth and intimacy of her gesture is utterly inconsistent with the publicness andtensenessof the social context in which it occurs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The rowdy boys scarcely moved; the whole audience seemed bound by a mutual sympathy and interest which charged the air with emotionaltenseness.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the phonetic transcription, we code separately errors oftensenessand phonetic length.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There appear to be two alternative ways of expressing long-short contrasts among low vowels in the absence of atensenessspecification.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Figure 5 summarises the vowel-insertion pattern in different contexts, cross-classified in terms of thetensenessof the pre-final vowel and the voicing and place of articulation of the final stops.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Some of us had to bear that burden for five years; he has borne it at the sametensenessfor ten.
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It was nottensenessand self-imposed misery that enabled us to win the last war.
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We shall be dealing with millions of votes, with tens of thousands in many individual constituencies, and there is great pressure andtensenesson the night.
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Tensenessis a phonemic feature in syllables with unaspirated initials.
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However, this familiarity subsides almost as quickly as thetensenessof the opening, giving way to a dramatic brass melody.
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One feature or the other may be considered redundant, and some phonemic analyses prefer to treat it as an opposition oftenseness.
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Vowels are also categorized by thetensenessor laxness of the tongue.
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Birds affected by strychnine poisoning exhibit wing droop, salivation, tremors, muscletensenessand convulsions.
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There is correspondence between tones in tonal dialects andtensenessin non-tonal dialects.
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Because voice is not involved, this is explained as a contrast intenseness, called a fortis and lenis contrast.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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