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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   strain

   • IPA[strān]

   美式

   • v.
     force (a part of one's body or oneself) to make a strenuous or unusually great effort；make a strenuous and continuous effort
   • n.
     a force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree；an injury to a part of the body caused by overexertion or twisting a muscle awkwardly

   • verb: strain, 3rd person present: strains, gerund or present participle: straining, past tense: strained, past participle: strained

   • noun: strain, plural noun: strains

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. force (a part of one's body or oneself) to make a strenuous or unusually great effort I stopped and listened, straining my ears for any sound
   • ▪ make a strenuous and continuous effort his voice was so quiet that I had to strain to hear it 同義詞 struggle, labor, toil, make a supreme effort, make every effort, ... 更多spare no effort, strain every nerve, try very hard, strive, break one's back, push/drive oneself to the limit, do one's best, informalpull out all the stops, go all out, give it one's all, bend/lean over backwards, give it one's best shot, bust a gut, break one's neck, do one's damnedest, kill oneself, go for the doctor
   • ▪ injure (a limb, muscle, or organ) by overexerting it or twisting it awkwardly on cold days you are more likely to strain a muscle glare from the screen can strain your eyes 同義詞 injure, hurt, damage, impair, pull, ... 更多wrench, tear, twist, sprain, rick, crick
   • ▪ make severe or excessive demands on he strained her tolerance to the limit 同義詞 overtax, overwork, overburden, overextend, overreach, ... 更多overtask, make too many demands on, run/work oneself into the ground, exert excessively, drive too far, exert to the limit, push to the limit, exhaust, wear out, fatigue, tire, tax, overdo it, work too hard, informalknacker, knock oneself out
   • ▪ pull or push forcibly at something the bear strained at the chain around its neck his stomach was swollen, straining against the thin shirt 同義詞 pull, tug, heave, haul, jerk, ... 更多push, informalyank
   • ▪ stretch (something) tightly the barbed wire fence was strained to posts six feet high
   • ▪ archaic embrace (someone) tightly she strained the infant to her bosom again
   • 2. pour (a mainly liquid substance) through a porous or perforated device or material in order to separate out any solid matter strain the custard into a bowl
   • ▪ cause liquid to drain off (food that has been boiled, soaked, or canned) by pouring through a perforated device she turned to the sink to strain the noodles 同義詞 sieve, sift, filter, screen, riddle, ... 更多separate, percolate, leach, rarefiltrate, griddle
   • ▪ drain off (liquid) by straining strain off the surplus fat 同義詞 sieve, sift, filter, screen, riddle, ... 更多separate, percolate, leach, rarefiltrate, griddle

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree the usual type of chair puts an enormous strain on the spine aluminum may bend under strain 同義詞 tension, tightness, tautness, shear, distension, ... 更多raretensity
   • ▪ an injury to a part of the body caused by overexertion or twisting a muscle awkwardly he has a slight groin strain 同義詞 injury, sprain, wrench, twist, rick
   • ▪ the magnitude of a deformation, equal to the change in the dimension of a deformed object divided by its original dimension.
   • 2. a severe or excessive demand on the strength, resources, or abilities of someone or something the accusations put a strain on relations between the two countries she's obviously under considerable strain 同義詞 pressure, demands, burdens, exertions, stress, ... 更多tension, informalhassle
   • ▪ a state of tension or exhaustion resulting from severe demands on one's strength or resources the telltale signs of nervous strain 同義詞 stress, tension, nervous tension, anxiety, exhaustion, ... 更多fatigue, tiredness, weariness, pressure of work, overwork, duress反義詞 relaxation
   • 3. the sound of a piece of music as it is played or performed through the open windows came the strains of a hurdy-gurdy playing in the street 同義詞 sound, music, melody, tune, air, ... 更多song

   片語

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