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strain¹/streɪn//streɪn/ ★★★★★n. - strains
- straining
- strained
- strained
n- ① 拉紧;紧张(状态);张力
- The rope broke under the strain.那条绳子在拉紧时断了。
- Keep a strain on the rope.将绳子拉紧。
- ② 1(身心的)紧张,压力;辛苦2重的负担<on>
- the strain of modern life现代生活的紧张
- under the strain of ...在…的精神压力之下
- He is under a lot of strain at the moment.他目前受到很大的精神压力。
- without strain没有勉强地,轻松地
- "Can you fix the chair? "－"No strain."【口】「你会修理这把椅子吗?」「简单得很。」
- Paying the bills was a great strain on his resources.支付那些帐单对他的经济是一大负担。
vt- ② 使紧张;尽量使用;竭尽(目力);倾(耳);竭力喊出(声音)
- strain one's eyes竭尽目力
- strain one's voice to shout竭力大喊
- strain one's ears to catch a sound侧耳谛听某声音
- He strained himself to finish the task.他尽全力去完成那件工作。
- ③ 过分使用而损伤
- He has strained his eyes by reading in a bad light.他因在不良的光线下阅读而伤了眼睛。
- He strained himself by overwork.他因过劳而伤身。
- ④ 1扭伤(筋等)(参照sprain)2(外力)扭歪(东西),损伤
- I slipped and strained my ankle.我滑倒扭伤了踝部。
- ⑤ 曲解(法律、意义、事实);歪曲;滥用(权力等)
- strain the meaning of a word曲解某字的意义
- He strained the truth for his own purposes.他为了自己的目的而歪曲事实。
- ⑥ 过滤,滤去
- strain the soup滤汤
- The tea hasn't been strained.这茶还没有滤过。
- He strained out the coffee grounds.他滤去咖啡渣。
- ⑦ 紧抱<to>
- She strained her child to her [her breast].她将她的孩子紧抱于怀中。
vi- ① 用力拉
- strain at a rope用力拉绳
- The rowers strained at the oars.那些划船者拚命划桨。
- ② 竭力而为;拚命努力<after, for; under>
- He strained to understand what she meant.他竭力去了解她的意思。
- strain after effects [an effect]极力讲究效果
- He was straining under the load.他吃力地扛货物。
同义词- effortn.努力
- exertionn.尽力
- forcen.力量
- overworkv.过度使用
- pressuren.压力
- sievev.筛
- siftv.用筛子筛
- sprainv.扭伤
- sprainn.扭伤
- stressn.压力
- strugglen.奋力
- tensionn.紧张
- tightenv.拉紧
- twistn.扭
- wrenchv.扭伤
反义词- loosenv.松开
- relaxv.使放松
- slackenv.使松散
strain²/streɪn//streɪn/ ★★★★★n. n- ① 1种族,血统;家系,门第2【生物】系统
- a new strain of wheat新品种的小麦
- of a good strain血统优良的
- ②[a strain](性格的)特征,倾向;气质;素质<of>
- There was a strain of insanity [madness] in his family.他的家族带有疯狂的倾向。
- ③[用单数形;附有修饰语]语调,口气,笔调
- He spoke in a solemn strain.他以严肃的语气说话。
- in the same strain以同样的调子
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