[jǐn zhāng]
（精神處于高度準備狀態， 興奮不安） nervous; keyed up
look nervous
神情緊張
overcome one's nervousness
克服緊張情緒
excessive nervousness
過度的神經緊張
What's she so nervous about?
什么事情使她這樣緊張?
I'm always nervous when I make a speech.
在發言時我總是感到緊張。
（激烈或緊迫， 使人精神緊張） tense; intense; strained; hectic; jettery
intense but orderly work
緊張而有秩序的工作
a tense situation; tension
緊張局勢
a tense atmosphere
緊張氣氛
ease international tension
緩和國際緊張局勢
when the negotiations were at their crucial stage
談判最緊張的時候
The relations between the two countries are strained.
兩國關系緊張。
These are hectic days.
這些日子真緊張。
You have had a long day.
今天的活動太緊張了。
（供應不足） in short supply; tight
These goods are in short supply.
這些貨物供應緊張。
[醫] tension; tone; tonus; tautness; ademonia