| 词组 | tense up |
| 释义 | tense up 1. tense up if you tense up, you become tense, nervous or worried instead of being relaxed ▪ Every time the phone rang, she tensed up, not knowing whether to answer it or not. tensed up adj not before noun tense, nervous or worried, instead of relaxed: ▪ Whatever's the matter? You're all tensed up. 2. tense up • tense up sth • tense sth up if your muscles tense up or you tense them up, they become hard and tight, especially because you feel nervous or not relaxed, or when you are preparing to do something: ▪ I could feel the muscles in the back of my neck tensing up. ▪ Ingmar's big body tensed up, as though he was expecting to be punched. tensed up adj not before noun if your muscles are tensed up, they feel hard and tight: ▪ Can you give me a massage? My shoulders are all tensed up. |
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