strain

释义

n.压力，重负; 拉力，张力; 拉伤，扭伤; 个性特点; 品系，品种（动植物的）株系; 类型；品质；个性特点，禀性; （尤指金钱）过多使用v.拉伤，损伤; 尽力; 使不堪承受，使紧张; 拉紧; 过滤

大小写变形: STRAIN Strain

词态变化

复数 :   strains ; 第三人称单数 :   strains ; 过去式 :   strained ; 过去分词 :   strained ; 现在分词 :   straining ;

实用场景例句

The correctional system is currently facing significant strain...

监狱系统目前正面临巨大的压力。

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The swift expansion of secondary education is placing significant strain on the overall system.

中学教育的快速扩张正对整个体系造成重大压力。

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The surge in scheduled flights is putting immense strain on the air traffic control system...

预定的航班激增给空中交通管制系统带来了巨大压力。

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The growing demand for housing is likely to strain the limited resources.

日益增长的住房需求可能会使有限的资源紧张。

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Her exhaustion stemmed from the relentless strain she endured.

她的疲惫源于她所承受的无尽压力。

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The unceasing strain and trials of a demanding, draining career.

这份要求苛刻且消耗精力的职业带来的持续紧张与考验。

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Carrying the weight of the mortgage repayment sometimes becomes a real strain for me.

偶尔承担这笔房贷的偿还对我来说确实是一种压力。

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Place your hands under your hips to reduce strain on the lower part of your back.

将双手放在臀部下方以减轻背部下段的压力。

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Accumulated strain along a portion of the San Andreas Fault has been detected.

圣安德烈亚斯断层某一部分积聚的应变已被检测到。

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Stretch gently to prevent muscle strain during exercise.

轻轻拉伸以防止运动中肌肉拉伤。

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Pulled groin muscle from excessive strain.

腹股沟肌肉因过度拉伸而拉伤。

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He injured his neck by straining it during a weightlifting session in the fitness center.

他在健身中心进行举重训练时扭伤了脖子。

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With focused effort, I bent forward, straining to catch every sound.

我集中精力，弯下身子，努力捕捉每一个声音。

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Nervous crowds strained their vision, striving to catch a fleeting view of the newly installed commander emerging at the skyline...

紧张的人群竭力凝望，努力想要捕捉天边那位新就任的指挥官转瞬即逝的身影...

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Strain the broth and transfer it back into the saucepan.

将高汤过滤后重新倒回炖锅中。

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The subtle strain in his voice hinted at underlying resentment.

他声音中微妙的紧张暗示着潜在的怨恨。

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The literary work carries a sardonic strain throughout its pages.

这部文学作品的字里行间透着一股讥讽的张力。

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Emerging influenza strains develop annually.

每年都会出现新的流感毒株。

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A breathtaking strain of Swiss violets dazzles with its vibrant hues.

一种令人惊叹的瑞士紫罗兰品种以其鲜艳的色彩令人目眩。

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A delicate strain of orchestral strings drifted to her through the air.

一缕细腻的管弦乐旋律在空中飘荡，传入她的耳畔。

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真题例句

With surging obesity levels putting increasing strain on public health systems, governments around the world have begun to toy with the idea of taxing sugar as well.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

According to two recent studies, randomly assigned roommates of different races are more likely to experience conflicts so strained that one roommate will move out.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

You might strain your shoulder.

出自-2014年6月听力原文

See a doctor about her strained shoulder.

出自-2014年6月听力原文

Too little light makes the eyes work harder, so they do get tired and strained.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

For example, 10 bacteria or less of an especially deadly strain of bacteria can cause severe illness and death in people with compromised immune systems.

2018年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

with surging obesity levels putting increasing strain on public health systems, governments around the world have begun to toy with the idea of taxing sugar as well.

2016年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

Others highlight the strain that undocumented immigrants place on public services, like schools, hospitals, and jails.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

It may place a great strain on the state budget

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

Two strains of the disease, with almost identical symptoms, affected humans-Ebola-Zaire and Ebola-Sudan.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

Both strains quickly invaded local hospitals when needle sharing and other unhealthy practices ensured the rapid spreading of the infection by bringing people into contact with contaminated body fluids

出自-2013年6月听力原文

More strains will evolve from the Ebola virus.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

Turning every single word into the target language would put too much strain on the interpreter and slow down the whole process too much.

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

95 knit miniskirt in all its 2,300-pius stores around the world, it must rely on low-wage overseas labor, order in volumes that strain natural resources, and use massive amounts of harmful chemicals.

出自-2013年考研阅读原文

For H&M to offer a $5.95 knit miniskirt in all its 2,300 -plus stores around the world, it must rely on low-wage overseas labor, order in volumes that strain natural resources, and use massive amounts of harmful chemicals.

2013年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Noun

1. (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

2. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension;

"she endured the stresses and strains of life"

"he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson

3. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;

"she was humming an air from Beethoven"

4. (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress;

"his responsibilities were a constant strain"

"the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"

5. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species;

"he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"

"he created a new strain of sheep"

6. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups;

"a new strain of microorganisms"

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;

"I could follow the general tenor of his argument"

10. an effortful attempt to attain a goal

11. an intense or violent exertion

12. the act of singing;

"with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"

Verb

1. to exert much effort or energy;

"straining our ears to hear"

2. test the limits of;

"You are trying my patience!"

3. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity;

"He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"

"Don't strain your mind too much"

4. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements;

"sift the flour"

5. make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;

6. stretch or force to the limit;

"strain the rope"

7. remove by passing through a filter;

"filter out the impurities"

8. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender;

"puree the vegetables for the baby"

9. alter the shape of (something) by stress;

"His body was deformed by leprosy"