[jǐn zhāng]
（精神处于高度准备状态， 兴奋不安） nervous; keyed up
look nervous
神情紧张
overcome one's nervousness
克服紧张情绪
excessive nervousness
过度的神经紧张
What's she so nervous about?
什么事情使她这样紧张?
I'm always nervous when I make a speech.
在发言时我总是感到紧张。
（激烈或紧迫， 使人精神紧张） tense; intense; strained; hectic; jettery
intense but orderly work
紧张而有秩序的工作
a tense situation; tension
紧张局势
a tense atmosphere
紧张气氛
ease international tension
缓和国际紧张局势
when the negotiations were at their crucial stage
谈判最紧张的时候
The relations between the two countries are strained.
两国关系紧张。
These are hectic days.
这些日子真紧张。
You have had a long day.
今天的活动太紧张了。
（供应不足） in short supply; tight
These goods are in short supply.
这些货物供应紧张。
[医] tension; tone; tonus; tautness; ademonia