strain

漢語翻譯

n. 緊張, 拉緊, 張力, 過勞, 扭傷, 血緣, 種, 族, 氣質, 曲調, 旋律, 口吻
vt. 使勞累, 拉緊, 過分使用, 扭傷, 濫用, 曲解, 濾
vi. 盡力, 努力, 緊拉, 彎曲, 被濾出
【化】 應變; 菌株
【醫】 應變; 勞損, 過勞; 株; 特種; 濾過
相關詞組:
strain after
strain after originality

詞型變化：

動詞過去式:strained 過去分詞:strained 現在分詞:straining 第三人稱單數:strains 

詞意辨析：

strain, stress, pressure, tension

這些名詞均有“壓力，重壓，緊張”之意。
strain: 指某人為克服外力界壓力而造成的身心和情緒等方面的壓抑。用於物時，指任何力或合力作用於一個物體上面造成的應變。
stress: 側重指承受外來的壓力，也指由於某種原因而引起的心理、生理或情緒上的緊張。
pressure: 在科學上，指單位面積上所受到的壓力。用於引申時，指某事物所產生的壓力或影響力等。
tension: 多指因關係不好或其它原因而出現的緊張狀態，也指某物被過度伸展的程度或狀態。

英文解釋：

名詞 strain:

1. (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
2. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension- R.J.Samuelson
   同義詞：stress
3. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
   同義詞：tune, melody, air, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
4. (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
   同義詞：mental strain, nervous strain
5. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
   同義詞：breed, stock
6. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
   同義詞：form, variant, var.
7. a lineage or race of people
   同義詞：breed
8. injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
9. the general meaning or substance of an utterance
   同義詞：tenor
10. an effortful attempt to attain a goal
    同義詞：striving, nisus, pains
11. an intense or violent exertion
    同義詞：straining
12. the act of singing
    同義詞：song

動詞 strain:

1. to exert much effort or energy
   同義詞：strive, reach
2. test the limits of
   同義詞：try, stress
3. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
   同義詞：extend
4. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
   同義詞：sift, sieve
5. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
   同義詞：tense, tense up
6. become stretched or tense or taught
   同義詞：tense
7. remove by passing through a filter
   同義詞：filter, filtrate, separate out, filter out
8. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
   同義詞：puree
9. alter the shape of (something) by stress
   同義詞：deform, distort

例句：

1. He was breaking up under the strain.
   他勞累過度，身體逐漸衰弱。
2. The rope broke under the strain.
   繩索在張力之下斷了。
3. You will strain your eyes by reading in such poor light.
   你在這樣弱的光線下看書會損傷視力的。
4. This strain of wheat can grow during a cold spring.
   這種小麥可以在寒冷的春天生長。
5. The author seems to strain after novelty.
   作者似乎在力圖標新立異。
6. Too heavy a load will strain the rope to its breaking point.
   負載過重會把繩子拉緊到崩斷的地步。