strain

n. 拉緊；緊張；血統；筆調；（動植物或疾病的）品種

v. 拉緊；勞累；過分使用

詳細解釋

n.(名詞)

v.(動詞)

同步翻譯

v.(動詞)

英語翻譯

Noun:

(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension;
\\\"she endured the stresses and strains of life\\\"
\\\"he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger\\\"
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;
\\\"she was humming an air from Beethoven\\\"
(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress;
\\\"his responsibilities were a constant strain\\\"
\\\"the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him\\\"
a special variety of domesticated animals within a species;
\\\"he experimented on a particular breed of white rats\\\"
\\\"he created a new strain of sheep\\\"
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups;
\\\"a new strain of microorganisms\\\"
injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
the general meaning or substance of an utterance;
\\\"although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument\\\"
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
an intense or violent exertion
the act of singing;
\\\"with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates\\\"

Verb:

to exert much effort or energy;
\\\"straining our ears to hear\\\"
test the limits of;
\\\"You are trying my patience!\\\"
use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity;
\\\"He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro\\\"
\\\"Don\\\'t strain your mind too much\\\"
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements;
\\\"sift the flour\\\"
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
\\\"he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up\\\"
become stretched or tense or taut;
\\\"the bodybuilder\\\'s neck muscles tensed;\\\"
\\\"the rope strained when the weight was attached\\\"
remove by passing through a filter;
\\\"filter out the impurities\\\"
rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender;
\\\"puree the vegetables for the baby\\\"
alter the shape of (something) by stress;
\\\"His body was deformed by leprosy\\\"

造句

用作名詞(n.)

The rope finally broke under the strain.
繃緊的繩子終于斷了。
The tugs took up the strain and the ocean liner edged away from the quayside.
拖船開始拉緊了，遠洋客輪徐徐離開了碼頭。
All her senses were on the strain when the test was going on.
測試時，她所有的感官都處于緊張狀態。
A sudden and severe strain was placed upon us by the cutting off of these supplies.
由于供給突然被切斷，我們感到了沉重的壓力。
The Germany strain in him makes him like philosophy.
他的德意志民族的血統使得他喜歡研究哲學。
He created a new strain of sheep.
他培育出一個新的綿羊品種。
Any flu epidemic is worrisome, especially when a new strain of flu bug is involved.
任何流感大流行都令人不安，特別是當一種新型毒株介入的時候。

用作動詞(v.)

Too heavy a load will strain the rope to its breaking point.
負載過重會把繩子拉緊到崩斷的地步。
A warm-up is important before a run so as not to strain any muscles.
為了避免拉傷肌肉,跑步前做做準備活動很重要。

常用短語

用作動詞(v.)

strain after (v.+prep.)

strain after sth/v-ing

Read the text naturally, don\\\'t strain after effects.

讀課文要自然,不要裝腔作勢。

He strained after learning with all his might.

他竭盡全力地進行學習。

strain at (v.+prep.)

strain at sth

The crew strained at the oars to keep the boat clear of the rock.

船員們使勁劃槳讓船避開礁石。