tension

张力；拉力；牵力

张拉度，绷紧度

精神紧张；焦虑

（人与人或国与国之间）关系紧张，互相猜忌

电压

tension

紧张(状态), 不安, 拉紧, 压力, 张力, 牵力, 电压

拉紧, 使紧张

tension

1. feelings of hostility that are not manifest; "he could sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions"

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2. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"

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3. the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"

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4. a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature); "there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time"; "there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history"

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5. (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body; "the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear"

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6. the action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the belt in the pulleys"

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