n.

1. 拉緊，繃緊[U]
   The tension was so great that the rope broke.

   繩子拉得太緊繃斷了。

2. （精神上的）緊張[U]
   He is suffering from nervous tension.

   他正受神經緊張之苦。

3. 緊張局勢，緊張狀況[P1][U]
   She felt the tension as soon as she entered the room.

   她一進房間就感覺到了這種緊張氣氛。

4. 【物】張力[U]
5. 【電】電壓[U]
   Danger! High tension wires.

   危險！高壓電線。

vt.

1. 使拉緊；使繃緊；使緊張

n.

1. the state of being tense.
   ▸a strained state or condition resulting from forces acting in opposition to each other.
2. mental or emotional strain.
   ▸a strained political or social state.
3. the degree of stitch tightness in knitting and machine sewing.
4. voltage of specified magnitude:
   high tension.

v.