strained
adj. 緊張的; 不友善的; 經過濾的; 態度不自然的,勉強的
v. 拉緊( strain的過去式和過去分詞); 儘量利用; 盡全力; 過濾
If someone's appearance, voice, or behaviour is strained, they seem worried and nervous.
She looked a little pale and strained...
她看起來面色有點蒼白,神情憂慮。
Gil sensed something wrong from her father's strained voice...
吉爾從父親緊張的聲音中感覺到出了什麼事了。
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.
總理和副總理之間關係緊張的時期
1. lacking natural ease;
2. under great stress;
3. lacking spontaneity; not natural;
4. struggling for effect;
The liquid strained easily.
這種液體容易過濾.
Elsewhere throughout the central building the concrete frame was severely strained and cracked.
整個中間大樓的所有地方,混凝土構架嚴重變形和開裂.
He strained after learning with all his might.
他竭盡全力地進行學習.
The two countries have a history of strained relations since the 1979 Iranian revolution.
這兩國關係自一九七九年伊朗革命以來,便陷入停滯不前的狀態.
They strained the wire between two posts.
他們拉緊了兩根電線杆之間的電線.