tense:
adj. 紧张的;拉紧的
vt. 变得紧张;使拉紧
vi. 拉紧,变得紧张
n. 时态
That must get pretty tense sometimes.
那有时候关系一定会非常紧张。
He's a very tense person.
他是个神经非常紧张的人。
A massage will relax those tense muscles.
按摩会使紧张的肌肉松弛。
The massage relaxed my tense back muscles.
按摩使得我背部紧张的肌肉松弛下来。
tension:
n. 张力,拉力;紧张,不安;电压
vt. 使紧张;使拉紧
The tension in the classroom makes me breathless.
教室里的紧张气氛使我透不过气来。
The workers tightly tensioned the rope in their hands.
工人们用力拉紧了手中的绳索。