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紧张
(緊張)
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary
- 紧张 [jǐnzhāng]
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- 1. nervous; keyed up; edgy; stretch
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2.
tense; intense; strained; stressed; stressful
- 现场气氛突然变得紧张了。
- 两国间紧张的局势得到了缓和。
- 紧张气氛
- a tense atmosphere
- 紧张局势
- a tense situation
- 3. in short supply; tight; strain
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noun
nervousness; strenuousness; stressfulness; tension; tensity
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 紧张 [jǐnzhāng]
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1.
形
精神处于高度不安的状态
- 心情很紧张。
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2.
形
紧迫;激烈
- 战斗很紧张。
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3.
形
紧缺;不充裕
- 供应紧张
- 住房紧张。
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4.
形
节奏快,不拖拉
- 团结,紧张,严肃,活泼
- 热烈而镇静的情绪,紧张而有秩序的工作。
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1.
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精神处于高度不安的状态
Examples
- 他听了这一番话，紧张的心情渐渐弛缓下来。
- On hearing this he calmed down. → 弛缓
- 放出紧张空气
- try to create the impression that the situation is tense → 放空气
- 缓减紧张局势
- relieve a tense situation → 缓减
- 缓解住房(供应)紧张情况
- alleviate (or ease) the housing (food) shortage → 缓解
- 加剧紧张局势
- aggravate tension → 加剧
- 神情紧张
- look nervous → 紧张
- 慢慢讲，别紧张。
- Speak slowly and don't be nervous. → 紧张
- 紧张局势
- a tense situation → 紧张
- 紧张气氛
- a tense atmosphere → 紧张
- 这几天鸡蛋供应有点紧张。
- Eggs have been in rather short supply for the last few days. or There's been rather a shortage of eggs lately. → 紧张
Collocations
- 紧张不安
- to be on edge
- 精神紧张
- mental tension
- 十分紧张
- very nervous
- 紧张的心情
- nervous feelings
- 内心的紧张
- internal tension
- 紧张的劳动
- stressful work
- 紧张进行
- to nervously carry something out
- 紧张动人
- tense and moving
- 紧张刺激
- thrilling
- 工作紧张
- stressful work
- 紧张起来
- to start to be stretched
- 粮食紧张
- foodstuffs in short supply
- 电力紧张
- electricity is in short supply
- 供应紧张
- in short supply
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