Tension

['tenʃ(ə)n] or ['tɛnʃən]

解释:

(noun.) the action of stretching something tight; 'tension holds the belt in the pulleys'.

(noun.) (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body; 'the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear'.

(noun.) a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature); 'there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time'; 'there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history'.

(noun.) (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; 'he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension'; 'stress is a vasoconstrictor'.

(noun.) the physical condition of being stretched or strained; 'it places great tension on the leg muscles'; 'he could feel the tenseness of her body'.

手打:莫林--From WordNet

解释:

(a.) The act of stretching or straining; the state of being stretched or strained to stiffness; the state of being bent strained; as, the tension of the muscles, tension of the larynx.

(a.) Fig.: Extreme strain of mind or excitement of feeling; intense effort.

(a.) The degree of stretching to which a wire, cord, piece of timber, or the like, is strained by drawing it in the direction of its length; strain.

(a.) The force by which a part is pulled when forming part of any system in equilibrium or in motion; as, the tension of a srting supporting a weight equals that weight.

(a.) A device for checking the delivery of the thread in a sewing machine, so as to give the stitch the required degree of tightness.

(a.) Expansive force; the force with which the particles of a body, as a gas, tend to recede from each other and occupy a larger space; elastic force; elasticity; as, the tension of vapor; the tension of air.

(a.) The quality in consequence of which an electric charge tends to discharge itself, as into the air by a spark, or to pass from a body of greater to one of less electrical potential. It varies as the quantity of electricity upon a given area.

整理:梅纳德

同义词及近义词：

n. [1]. Stretching, straining.[2]. Strain, rigor, severe effort.[3]. (Physics.) Expansive force, elastic force.

整理:彼得

同义词及反义词：

SYN:Stretch, strain, intentness, tightness, stiffness, force, tone, effort

ANT:Looseness, relaxation, laxity, atony, slackness

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