strain
- IPA[strān]
美式
- force (a part of one's body or oneself) to make a strenuous or unusually great effort；make a strenuous and continuous effort
- 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
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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
- ▪ 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
- ▪ make severe or excessive demands on he strained her tolerance to the limit 同義詞
- ▪ 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
- ▪ 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
- ▪ drain off (liquid) by straining strain off the surplus fat 同義詞
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
- ▪ 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
- ▪ 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
- ▪ 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 反義詞
- 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
- (of a person) showing signs of tiredness or nervous tension: Jean's pale, strained face
Oxford American Dictionary
- showing signs of nervous tension or tiredness: Jean's pale, strained face
Oxford Dictionary
- energy stored in an elastic body under loading: ligaments and tendons are elastic structures that can store strain energy, like a spring determinations of the form of the strain energy function
Oxford Dictionary
- using the utmost effort
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- energy stored in an elastic body under loading: ligaments and tendons are elastic structures that can store strain energy, like a spring determinations of the form of the strain energy function
Oxford American Dictionary
- fatigue of the eyes, such as that caused by reading or looking at a computer screen for too long: avoid eye strain and have your sight checked regularly
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[streɪn]
英式
- force (a part of one's body or oneself) to make an unusually great effort: I stopped and listened, straining my ears for any sound
- 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 aluminium may bend under strain
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- IPA[streɪn]
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- a particular breed, stock, or variety of an animal or plant.
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- IPA[strān]
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- a breed, stock, or variety of an animal or plant developed by breeding.
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