The room felt tense before the announcement.
宣布消息前房间里的气氛很紧张。
Select the best synonym for the word “tense”:
A — anxious. “tense” means adj. nervous and not relaxed
The whole crowd grew ______ as the final results were slowly announced.
D — tense. “tense” means adj. nervous and not relaxed
tense — adj. nervous and not relaxed. In Chinese: 紧张的.
tense is pronounced /tɛns/. It breaks into 1 syllable: tense.
The room felt tense before the announcement. (宣布消息前房间里的气氛很紧张。)
anxious, nervous, uneasy — all close in meaning to tense (adj. nervous and not relaxed).
Yes. tense appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.