雪花如刀割般刮在他的脸上，他绷紧了双肩。He braced his shoulders as the snow slashed across his face.简把肌肉绷紧，不让它们颤抖。Jane tensed her muscles to stop them from shaking.她看见他的下巴绷紧，脸色煞白。She saw his jaw tighten and his face lose its colour....

“绷紧”的英语可以翻译为：take up，tighten，[机] tight ...