【strain】的翻译、意思

美: [stren]

英: [streɪn]

1.n. 张力；拉紧；负担；扭伤；血缘

2.vi. 拉紧；尽力

3.vt. 拉紧；滥用；滤去；竭力

4.n. (Strain)人名；(英)斯特兰

5.n. （植物、动物的）品种；种类

CET4   TEM4    ( straining, strained, strains ) 

1. [N-VAR] If strain is put on an organization or system, it has to do more than it is able to do. 压力

例：The prison service is already under considerable strain.监狱系统已受到很大的压力。

2. [V-T] To strain something means to make it do more than it is able to do. 使受到压力

例：The volume of scheduled flights is straining the air traffic control system.定期航班的数量使空中交通控制系统受到压力。

3. [[also N in pl]] Strain is a state of worry and tension caused by a difficult situation. 压力

例：She was tired and under great strain.她疲倦且处于巨大的压力之下。

4. [N-SING] If you say that a situation is a strain, you mean that it makes you worried and tense. 负担

例：I sometimes find it a strain to be responsible for the mortgage.我有时发现偿还抵押借款是个负担。

5. [N-UNCOUNT] Strain is a force that pushes, pulls, or stretches something in a way that may damage it. 压力

例：Place your hands under your buttocks to take some of the strain off your back.把双手放在臀部下面，以减轻一些背部压力。

6. [N-VAR] Strain is an injury to a muscle in your body, caused by using the muscle too much or twisting it. 损伤; 扭伤

例：Avoid muscle strain by warming up with slow jogging.通过慢跑热身避免肌肉损伤。

7. [V-T] If you strain a muscle, you injure it by using it too much or twisting it. 损伤; 扭伤

例：He strained his back during a practice session.他在一次练习课上扭伤了背部。

8. [V-T] If you strain to do something, you make a great effort to do it when it is difficult to do. 努力做

例：I had to strain to hear.我不得不努力地听。

9. [V-T] When you strain food, you separate the liquid part of it from the solid parts. 过滤

例：Strain the stock and put it back into the pan.滤出原汤，然后把它放回平底锅。

10. [N-COUNT] A strain of a germ, plant, or other organism is a particular type of it. 类型; 品种

例：Every year new strains of influenza develop.每年都有新的流感类型出现。