strained
adj. 紧张的; 不友善的; 经过滤的; 态度不自然的,勉强的
v. 拉紧( strain的过去式和过去分词); 尽量利用; 尽全力; 过滤
If someone's appearance, voice, or behaviour is strained, they seem worried and nervous.
She looked a little pale and strained...
她看起来面色有点苍白,神情忧虑。
Gil sensed something wrong from her father's strained voice...
吉尔从父亲紧张的声音中感觉到出了什么事了。
If relations between people are strained, those people do not like or trust each other.
...a period of strained relations between the prime minister and his deputy.
总理和副总理之间关系紧张的时期
1. lacking natural ease;
2. under great stress;
3. lacking spontaneity; not natural;
4. struggling for effect;
The liquid strained easily.
这种液体容易过滤.
Elsewhere throughout the central building the concrete frame was severely strained and cracked.
整个中间大楼的所有地方,混凝土构架严重变形和开裂.
He strained after learning with all his might.
他竭尽全力地进行学习.
The two countries have a history of strained relations since the 1979 Iranian revolution.
这两国关系自一九七九年伊朗革命以来,便陷入停滞不前的状态.
They strained the wire between two posts.
他们拉紧了两根电线杆之间的电线.