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strain |
| 例句 |
strain verb | noun
1 verb 1.•take care that you don't strain yourself:overtax, overwork, overextend, overreach, drive too far | exhaust, wear out | overdo it | informal knock oneself out. 2.•you have strained a muscle:injure, damage, pull, wrench, twist, sprain. 3.•we strained to haul the guns up the slope:struggle, labor, toil, make every effort, try very hard, break one's back, push/drive oneself to the limit | informal pull out all the stops, go all out, bust a gut. 4.•the flood of refugees is straining the relief services:make excessive demands on, overtax, be too much for, test, tax, put a strain on. 5.•the bear strained at the chain:pull, tug, heave, haul, jerk | informal yank. 6.archaic •she strained the infant to her bosom:clasp, press, clutch, hold tight | embrace, hug, enfold, envelop. 7.•strain the mixture:sieve, sift, filter, screen, riddle | rare filtrate.▶noun 1.•the rope snapped under the strain:tension, tightness, tautness. 2.•muscle strain:injury, sprain, wrench, twist. 3.•the strain of her job:pressure, demands, burdens | stress | informal hassle. 4.•Nancy was showing signs of strain:stress, (nervous) tension | exhaustion, fatigue, pressure of work, overwork. 5.•the strains of Brahms's lullaby:sound, music | melody, tune.
2 noun 1.•a different strain of flu:variety, kind, type, sort | breed, genus. 2.•McCallum was of Puritan strain:descent, ancestry, origin(s), parentage, lineage, extraction, family, roots. 3.•there was a strain of insanity in the family:tendency, susceptibility, propensity, proneness | trait, disposition. 4.•a strain of solemnity:element, strand, vein, note, trace, touch, suggestion, hint. |
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