His voice had lost its resonance; it was tense and strained.

他的声音失去了原有的洪亮，紧张而做作。

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Use active voice, present tense.

使用正面的语气，现在时态。

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If the people you meet talk in a loud voice, are impolite and tense, you will probably react and behave accordingly, hereby raising the level of tension.

如果你碰到人说话很大声，不礼貌并且很神经质，你可能会用相应地方式回应他们，因此，试着放宽你的容忍限度。

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Note that these questions use a past tense voice, as if they have already occurred.

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Her voice was tense, near frantic.

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But his is almost a lone voice in an increasingly sectarian and tense region.

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