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日本語WordNet
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
become stretched or tense or taut; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached"
increase the tension on; "alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"; "tense the rope manually before tensing the spring"
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"
in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
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AIによる解説
Tense has two main meanings: in grammar, it refers to verb forms indicating time; as an adjective, it describes a state of mental or physical tension.
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Police are trained to deescalate tense situations.
警察官は緊迫した状況を緩和する訓練を受けています。
A touch of jocoseness can ease tense situations.
少しのおどけは緊張した状況を和らげることができます。
Her diplomatic savoir-faire helped resolve the tense negotiations.
彼女の外交的な機転が、緊張した交渉を解決するのに役立った。
The diplomat skillfully navigated the tense negotiations.
その外交官は緊迫した交渉を巧みに進めました。
Pronunciation data from ipa-dict (MIT License) based on cmudict-ipa by @lingz