strain
n. 壓力,重負; 拉力,張力; 拉傷,扭傷; 個性特點; 品系,品種
v. 拉傷,損傷; 盡力; 使不堪承受,使緊張; 拉緊; 過濾
If strain is put on an organization or system, it has to do more than it is able to do.
The prison service is already under considerable strain...
監獄系統已經承受了巨大的壓力。
The vast expansion in secondary education is putting an enormous strain on the system.
中等教育的大幅擴張正對該系統造成巨大壓力。
To strain something means to make it do more than it is able to do.
The volume of scheduled flights is straining the air traffic control system...
定期航班的數量正讓空中交通指揮系統不堪重負。
Resources will be further strained by new demands for housing.
資源將因新的住房需求而變得更緊張。
Strain is a state of worry and tension caused by a difficult situation.
She was tired and under great strain.
她身心疲憊,壓力很大。
...the stresses and strains of a busy and demanding career.
忙碌而辛苦的工作帶來的巨大壓力
If you say that a situation is a strain, you mean that it makes you worried and tense.
I sometimes find it a strain to be responsible for the mortgage.
我有時覺得揹負這筆抵押貸款很有壓力。
Strain is a force that pushes, pulls, or stretches something in a way that may damage it.
Place your hands under your buttocks to take some of the strain off your back...
將手放在臀部下面,減輕背部的一些壓力。
A build-up of strain on a section of the San Andreas Fault has been detected.
已經勘測到聖安德烈亞斯斷層的其中一處所承受的拉力在增強。
Strain is an injury to a muscle in your body, caused by using the muscle too much or twisting it.
Avoid muscle strain by warming up with slow jogging.
先慢跑熱熱身,免得拉傷肌肉。
...a groin strain.
腹股溝拉傷
If you strain a muscle, you injure it by using it too much or twisting it.
He strained his back during a practice session.
他在一次鍛鍊中扭傷了背部。
If you strain to do something, you make a great effort to do it when it is difficult to do.
I had to strain to hear...
我不得不使勁去聽。
Several thousand supporters strained to catch a glimpse of the new president...
幾千名支持者翹首企盼能一睹新總統的風采。
When you strain food, you separate the liquid part of it from the solid parts.
Strain the stock and put it back into the pan.
濾出原汁,將它放回到平底鍋中。
You can use strain to refer to a particular quality in someone's character, remarks, or work.
There was a strain of bitterness in his voice.
他的聲音聽起來有些憤憤不平。
...this cynical strain in the book.
該書中這種憤世嫉俗的意味
A strain of a germ, plant, or other organism is a particular type of it.
Every year new strains of influenza develop.
每年都有新的流感病毒出現。
...a particularly beautiful strain of Swiss pansies.
一種格外美麗的瑞士三色堇
If you hear the strains of music, you hear music being played.
She could hear the tinny strains of a chamber orchestra.
她能聽見室內管絃樂隊尖細的旋律。
1. (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
2. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension;
3. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;
4. (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress;
5. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species;
6. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups;
7. a lineage or race of people
8. injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
9. pervading note of an utterance;
10. an effortful attempt to attain a goal
11. an intense or violent exertion
12. the act of singing;
1. to exert much effort or energy;
2. test the limits of;
3. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity;
4. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements;
5. make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
6. stretch or force to the limit;
7. remove by passing through a filter;
8. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender;
9. alter the shape of (something) by stress;
strain, stress, pressure, tension
這些名詞均有"壓力,重壓,緊張"之意。
at (full) strain
(古)全力以赴,竭盡全力
strain every nerve
strain at the leash
He has a strain of melancholy in him.
他有點憂鬱.
Strain the fat off before you serve the soup.
在上湯前把裡面的油濾掉.
By careful selecting and roguing the strain was evolved.
這個品種是經過小心的選擇與淘汰才培育出來的.
After six weeks of uncertainty , the strain was beginning to take its toll.
6個星期的忐忑不安後, 壓力開始產生影響了.
Strain the sauce and skim away any fat that rises to the surface.
把醬汁濾一下,然後撇去浮在上面的油脂.