1 N-VAR [oft under N] 压力;负担;重负 If strain is put on an organization or system, it has to do more than it is able to do. 压力;负担;重负
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The prison service is already under considerable strain.
监狱系统已经承受了巨大的压力。
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The vast expansion in secondary education is putting an enormous strain on the system. [+ on]
中等教育的大幅扩张正对该系统造成巨大压力。
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...the credit crunch caused by strains on the banking system.
银行系统在多重压力之下紧缩信贷
SYN pressure, stress, difficulty, demands
2 VERB 使不堪承受;使紧张 To strain something means to make it do more than it is able to do. 使不堪承受;使紧张
SYN stretch, test, tax, overtax
3 N-UNCOUNT (精神上的)压力，重负，紧张 Strain is a state of worry and tension caused by a difficult situation. (精神上的)压力，重负，紧张
SYN stress, pressure, anxiety, difficulty
4 N-SING 带来压力的情况;造成紧张的因素 If you say that a situation is a strain, you mean that it makes you worried and tense. 带来压力的情况;造成紧张的因素
5 N-UNCOUNT 应力;张力;拉力;作用力;压力 Strain is a force that pushes, pulls, or stretches something in a way that may damage it. 应力;张力;拉力;作用力;压力
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Place your hands under your buttocks to take some of the strain off your back.
将手放在臀部下面，减轻背部的一些压力。
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A build-up of strain on a section of the San Andreas Fault has been detected.
已经勘测到圣安德烈亚斯断层的其中一处所承受的拉力在增强。
SYN burden, tension, tightness, tautness
6 N-VAR [usually n NOUN] (肌肉的)扭伤，拉伤，劳损 Strain is an injury to a muscle in your body, caused by using the muscle too much or twisting it. (肌肉的)扭伤，拉伤，劳损
SYN injury, wrench, sprain, pull
7 VERB 扭伤，拉伤，损伤(肌肉) If you strain a muscle, you injure it by using it too much or twisting it. 扭伤，拉伤，损伤(肌肉)
SYN injure, wrench, sprain, damage
8 VERB 努力做;竭力做;费力做事 If you strain to do something, you make a great effort to do it when it is difficult to do. 努力做;竭力做;费力做事
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I had to strain to hear. [VERB to-infinitive]
我不得不使劲去听。
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Several thousand supporters strained to catch a glimpse of the new president. [VERB to-infinitive]
几千名支持者翘首企盼能一睹新总统的风采。
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They strained their eyes, but saw nothing. [VERB noun]
他们瞪大了双眼，但什么也没看到。
SYN strive, struggle, endeavour, labour
9 VERB 过滤;滤掉(食物中)的液体 When you strain food, you separate the liquid part of it from the solid parts. 过滤;滤掉(食物中)的液体
SYN sieve, filter, sift, screen
10 N-SING 气质;特性;风格;作风 You can use strain to refer to a particular quality in someone's character, remarks, or work. 气质;特性;风格;作风
SYN trace, suggestion, suspicion, tendency
11 N-COUNT (病菌的)类型;(植物或其他有机物的)系，品系，品种 A strain of a germ, plant, or other organism is a particular type of it. (病菌的)类型;(植物或其他有机物的)系，品系，品种
SYN breed, type, stock, family
12 N-PLURAL [usually NOUN of n] 旋律;曲调 If you hear the strains of music, you hear music being played. 旋律;曲调 [literary]
SYN tune, air, melody, measure [poetic]
13 See also: eye strain repetitive strain injury
| Word Partnership | Use strain with: |
| ADJ. | great strain 1 3 4 virulent strain 11 |
| N. | stress and strain 3 muscle strain 6 strain a muscle 7 strain of bacteria/virus 11 |
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