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| 1 | C/U pressure caused by a difficult situation 负担；压力 |
| a strain on sth This war will put a great strain on the economy. 这场战争将给经济带来沉重的负担。 |
| the strain of sth I don’ t think our relationship can stand the strain of another move. 我觉得我们的关系无法承受再一次搬家带来的压力。 |
| | 1a | mental pressure or worry 精神负担；焦虑 | | under strain Eleanor was feeling overworked and under strain. 埃莉诺觉得自己过度劳累，压力很大。 | |
| | 1b | physical effort or pressure 作用力；压力 | | under strain All that lifting is putting his back under severe strain. 搬抬重物的动作使他的背部承受着极大的压力。 | |
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| 2 | C/U an injury caused by twisting or stretching a muscle too much （肌肉的）损伤，扭伤，拉伤 |
| a thigh strain 大腿拉伤 |
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| 3 | C a particular type of animal , insect , or plant （动植物的）系，品系，品种，类型 |
| +of a strain of human flu virus 一种人类流感病菌 |
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| 4 | C a particular aspect of someone’ s character or feelings 性格倾向；性情；气质 |
| +of There’ s a strain of meanness that runs in their family. 他们一家人都有一种刻薄的倾向。 |
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| 5 | strains plural literary the sound of some music 曲调；旋律 |
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| - | take the strain
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| 1 | to pull and hold something so that it stays tight 拉紧 |
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| 2 | to do the difficult work or deal with the pressure so that someone else does not have to 做有难度的工作；承受压力 |
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