"We've had plenty of times when we have had enormous tension, with the impeachment of President Nixon.

VOA: special.2011.01.10

Respect for others' beliefs and freedom of expression are sometimes in tension with critiquing those same beliefs.

对他人观点的尊重，言论的自由,有时会和批判他人观点产生冲突。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

From its very beginnings philosophy and the city philosophy and political life have stood in a sort of tension with one another.

从一开始，哲学与城邦,哲学与政治生活，彼此之间,即处于一种紧张的关系。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

Tall,beautiful and fair, his appearance was met with a sound of approval and tension.

VOA: special.2009.04.18

There's tremendous tension with the church.

这导致他和教堂的关系极为紧张

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

The tension of stress can interfere with sleep or cause anger or sadness.

VOA: special.2009.03.24

They're very courageous. They deal with tension.

有胆识，能够很好地应对紧张情绪。

斯坦福公开课 - 扎克伯格谈Facebook创业过程课程节选

The camp has become a source of tension among Calais residents and in France's relations with Britain, with London pushing for tighter border control.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

Faced with this tension, there are three possibilities.

面对这种矛盾,你有三种选择

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

kg is being pulled by the rope on the right with a force that I'm going to call T, which stands for tension.

千克的物体受到绳子向右的一个拉力,我称它为 T,也就是拉力的意思

耶鲁公开课 - 基础物理课程节选