Even a casual observer could hardly have failed to notice the heightening of an already tense atmosphere .

即便是不经意的旁观者也一定已经觉察到本就 紧张的气氛进一步加剧了。

She was very tense but she preserved an appearance of nonchalance .

她内心很 紧张，可外表却装着满不在乎的样子。

The gentlest of her caresses would contort his already tense body

她最温柔的爱抚会让他已然 紧绷的身体变得扭曲。

If at any point you feel yourself becoming tense make a conscious effort to relax

如果什么时候感到 紧张，就有意识地放松。

It was a day of tense and often ill-tempered debate .

那天的辩论 紧张 激烈，常常火药味十足。

She coveted his job so openly that conversations between them were tense .

她毫不隐讳地表示想得到他的工作，以至于他们之间说话都带着火 药味。

There was a tense silence .

有一阵 令人 局促不安的沉默。

She seemed nervous or tense and she was definitely short with me .

她似乎很焦虑，抑或是 很 紧张，对我明显很不客气。

It had been a tense restless day with people crowding her all the time .

这是 紧张、忙碌的一天，每时每刻都有人围在她身旁。

Conditions are still very tense and the fighting could escalate at any time .

局势仍然非常 紧张，战斗随时可能升级。

The present international situation remains tense and turbulent .

当前的国际局势依然 紧张动荡。

Newman 's stomach muscles tensed

纽曼的腹肌 绷紧了 。

It was as though Corinne was already dead : they were speaking of her in the past tense .

科琳娜好像已经去世了：他们谈论她 时用的是 过去时。

Never had she seen him so tense so quick to take offence as he had been in recent weeks .

她从未见过他像最近几周这样 高度 紧张，动不动就生气。

This gesture of goodwill did little to improve the tense atmosphere at the talks

这一友好姿态基本上没有改善会谈的 紧张气氛。

They seem less tense more even-tempered .

他们看起来不那么 紧张，更加平和了。

When we are tired tense depressed or unwell we feel pain much more

当我们劳累、 紧张、沮丧或生病时，疼痛感更明显。

Even though her parents have long since died she still talks about them in the present tense .

尽管双亲早已离世，她谈论起他们时好像他们至今 健在。

Jane tensed her muscles to stop them from shaking .

简把肌肉 绷紧，不让它们颤抖。

His eyes glittered with a tense amusement .

他眼里流露出一丝 紧张和愉悦。

He tensed as the big West Indian gripped his shoulder

那个大块 头西印度群岛土著人抓住他的肩膀时，他 浑身 紧张 起来 。

Things are tense .

风声 紧。

His voice had lost its resonance ; it was tense and strained .

他的声音不再洪亮，而是显得 紧张，不太自然。

My arms are tired and my back is tense .

我的胳膊很累，背部 肌肉 紧绷得 难受。

Dart who had at first been very tense at last relaxed .

起初，达特非常 紧张，最后终于放松了下来。

A bath can relax tense muscles .

洗个澡可以放松 紧张的肌肉。

The situation remains tense

形势持续 紧张 。

Williams 's play is a tense contemporary three-hander about two murderers and a bank-robber .

威廉斯的这部戏剧是一部关于两个凶手和一个银行抢劫犯的 扣人心弦的现代三人剧。

After three very tense weeks he phoned again

过了 紧张不 安的3个星期，他又一次打来电话。

She lay eyes shut body tense

她躺着，双目紧闭，全身 绷 直。