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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- TENS
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[medicine]
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, 经皮神经电刺激
Collins English-English Dictionary
- TENS
[tεnz]
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n acronym for
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: the application of low-voltage electric impulses to the skin to relieve rheumatic pain and provide some pain relief in labour. The pulses are said to stimulate the release of pain-killing endorphins
Examples
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Tens of thousands of people were gathered there.
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成千上万的人被召集到那里。
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tens of thousands
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好几万
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to count in tens
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in the decimal system the number 27 has 7 units and 2 tens
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成千上万的人
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tens of thousands of people
→ 成千上万
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几十
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tens; dozens; scores
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数以万计
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number tens of thousands
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数万株树木遭损毁。
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Tens of thousands of trees were damaged or destroyed.
→ 损毁
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自十元至几千元不等
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ranging from tens to thousands of yuan
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这户人家是方圆数十里的第一富户。
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This family is the richest for tens of miles around.
→ 富户
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