vt. 1.用力拉,拉紧,抽紧,扯紧。 2.使紧张;尽量使用(肌肉等)。 3.强迫,强制;滥用,尽量利用。 4.拉伤,用力过度而弄伤,使工作过度;使用过度而弄坏;扭伤。 5.曲解,牵制附会。 6.【机械工程】使变形,扭歪。 7.抱紧。 8.滤 (out)。 vi. 1.尽力,拼命努力。 2.拉,拖 (at)。 3.扭歪,弯曲,快要折断。 4.滤过,渗出。 5.不肯接受。 短语和例子 strain one's ears 竖起耳朵注意听。 strain one's voice 拼命呼喊。 strain one's eyes 睁大眼睛看。 strain one's wit 绞尽脑汁。 strain oneself 过劳。 strain one's authority 滥用权力。 strain sb.'s good temper 利用某人脾气好。 Mary strained her baby to the breast. 玛丽把小孩紧抱在怀里。 strain a rope to the breaking point 将绳拉紧到快要断的程度。 strained relations between officers and men 搞得不好的官兵关系。 strain the law 曲解法律。 a strained interpretation 歪曲的翻译;牵强的解释。 He is straining under their pressure. 他是在他们的压力之下苦撑着。 It's the nature of plants to strain upwards to the light. 植物的本性是向上挺窜争取阳光。 You, too, will strain at such a demand. 你也会难以接受这样的要求的。 strain a point 逾分,过分,任意(曲解)。 strain after 尽力追求,拼命想得到[做到]。 strain at 为,辛苦[用气力,费神,尽力]。 strain at a gnat 为小事过分操心。 strain at the oar 拼命划。 strain courtesy 太讲礼貌,过分客气。 strain every nerve 倾全力;全神灌注 (to do)。 strain under pressure 在压迫下拼命挣扎。 n. 1.拉紧;紧张;尽力,出力。 2.过劳,使用过度;滥用,利用。 3.扭筋,脱臼。 4.【物理学】变形,歪曲;应力,张力;胁变,应变。 5.曲解。 短语和例子 put a great strain on sb.'s resources 使人担负过重的经济负担。 It was a great strain on my resources. 这在我财力上是一个很大的负担。 at full [utmost] strain=be on the strain 紧张,拼命。 stand the strain 拼命忍受。 under the strain 因紧张;因过劳。 n. 1.血统,家世;族,种;【生物学】品系,系;菌株;变种,小种。 2.性格,脾气;倾向,气质。 3.语气;笔调,文风;作风。 4.〔常 pl. 〕一段音乐,歌曲;诗歌。 5.一阵子滔滔不绝的言词;一阵子难听的话。 短语和例子 She comes of a peasant strain. 她出身于世代农家。 The Germany strain in him makes him like philosophy. 他的德意志民族的血统使得他喜欢研究哲学。 good strains of seed 良种。 a hybrid strain 杂交种。 a meat strain 肉用品种。 He has a strain of melancholy in him. 他有点忧郁。 in the same strain 以同样调子[作风]。 It was the commencement day and the head master would talk in a lofty strain. 那天是开学典礼,是校长高谈阔论的日子。
the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates" 同义词:song,
an intense or violent exertion 同义词:straining,
an effortful attempt to attain a goal 同义词:striving, nisus, pains,
the general meaning or substance of an utterance; "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument" 同义词:tenor,
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" 同义词:tune, melody, air, melodic line, line, melodic phrase,
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" 同义词:breed, stock,
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms" 同义词:form, variant, var.,
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
(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" 同义词:mental strain, nervous strain,
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"- R.J.Samuelson 同义词:stress,
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up" 同义词:tense, tense up,
alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy" 同义词:deform, distort,
to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear" 同义词:strive, reach,
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" 同义词:extend,
rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby" 同义词:puree,
remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities" 同义词:filter, filtrate, separate out, filter out,
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" 同义词:sift, sieve,
become stretched or tense or taut; "the bodybuilder''s neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached" 同义词:tense,
test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!" 同义词:try, stress,
例句与用法
1.
Red strains of delicious are being planted . 元帅的红色品系也有栽植。
2.
He is straining under their pressure . 他是在他们的压力之下苦撑着。
3.
The relations between the two countries are strained . 两国关系紧张。
4.
It was a great strain on my resources . 这在我财力上是一个很大的负担。
5.
Then the orchestra played a quick-step strain . 于是乐队奏起快步舞曲。
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Mr. dashwood's strains were more solemn . 达希伍德先生的笔风更为严肃。
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They can grow in all mouse strain . 它们可以在所有的小鼠株内生长。
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She should strain a point to rejoin him . 她应该克服成见同他和好。
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You , too , will strain at such a demand . 你也会难以接受这样的要求的。
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This shape allows only tensile strain . 这种形状使膜片只允承受拉伸压力。