strains

英 [streɪnz]

美 [streɪnz]

n.  压力; 重负; 重压之下出现的问题(或担忧等); 拉力; 张力; 应力; 劳损; 拉伤; 扭伤
v.  损伤; 拉伤; 扭伤; 尽力; 竭力; 使劲; 过度使用; 使不堪承受
strain的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 压力;负担;重负
  Ifstrainis putonan organization or system, it has to do more than it is able to do.
  1. The prison service is already under considerable strain...
     监狱系统已经承受了巨大的压力。
  2. The vast expansion in secondary education is putting an enormous strain on the system.
     中等教育的大幅扩张正对该系统造成巨大压力。
  3. ...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
• VERB 使不堪承受;使紧张
  Tostrainsomething means to make it do more than it is able to do.
  1. The volume of scheduled flights is straining the air traffic control system...
     定期航班的数量正让空中交通指挥系统不堪重负。
  2. Resources will be further strained by new demands for housing.
     资源将因新的住房需求而变得更紧张。
• N-UNCOUNT (精神上的)压力，重负，紧张
  Strainis a state of worry and tension caused by a difficult situation.
  1. She was tired and under great strain.
     她身心疲惫，压力很大。
  2. ...the stresses and strains of a busy and demanding career.
     忙碌而辛苦的工作带来的巨大压力
• N-SING 带来压力的情况;造成紧张的因素
  If you say that a situation isa strain, you mean that it makes you worried and tense.
  1. I sometimes find it a strain to be responsible for the mortgage.
     我有时觉得背负这笔抵押贷款很有压力。
• N-UNCOUNT 应力;张力;拉力;作用力;压力
  Strainis a force that pushes, pulls, or stretches something in a way that may damage it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• N-VAR (肌肉的)扭伤，拉伤，劳损
  Strainis an injury to a muscle in your body, caused by using the muscle too much or twisting it.
  1. Avoid muscle strain by warming up with slow jogging.
     先慢跑热热身，免得拉伤肌肉。
  2. ...a groin strain.
     腹股沟拉伤
• VERB 扭伤，拉伤，损伤(肌肉)
  If youstraina muscle, you injure it by using it too much or twisting it.
  1. He strained his back during a practice session.
     他在一次锻炼中扭伤了背部。
• VERB 努力做;竭力做;费力做事
  If youstrain todo something, you make a great effort to do it when it is difficult to do.
  1. I had to strain to hear...
     我不得不使劲去听。
  2. Several thousand supporters strained to catch a glimpse of the new president...
     几千名支持者翘首企盼能一睹新总统的风采。
  3. They strained their eyes, but saw nothing.
     他们瞪大了双眼，但什么也没看到。
• VERB 过滤;滤掉(食物中)的液体
  When youstrainfood, you separate the liquid part of it from the solid parts.
  1. Strain the stock and put it back into the pan.
     滤出原汁，将它放回到平底锅中。
• N-SING 气质;特性;风格;作风
  You can usestrainto refer to a particular quality in someone's character, remarks, or work.
  1. There was a strain of bitterness in his voice.
     他的声音听起来有些愤愤不平。
  2. ...this cynical strain in the book.
     该书中这种愤世嫉俗的意味
• N-COUNT (病菌的)类型;(植物或其他有机物的)系，品系，品种
  Astrain ofa germ, plant, or other organism is a particular type of it.
  1. Every year new strains of influenza develop.
     每年都有新的流感病毒出现。
  2. ...a particularly beautiful strain of Swiss pansies.
     一种格外美丽的瑞士三色堇
• N-PLURAL 旋律;曲调
  If you hear thestrains ofmusic, you hear music being played.
  1. She could hear the tinny strains of a chamber orchestra.
     她能听见室内管弦乐队尖细的旋律。
• See also:eye strainrepetitive strain injury

双语例句

• The stresses and strains of modern life.
  现代生活的压力和紧张。
• Reading small print strains the eyes.
  看小字累眼睛。
• She could hear the tinny strains of a chamber orchestra.
  她能听见室内管弦乐队尖细的旋律。
• This typing scheme has provided the patterns for the phage typing of strains.
  该分型方案为菌株的噬菌体分型提供了模式。
• Decomposition of low-grade rock phosphate with three strains of Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas sp.
  研究了枯草芽孢杆菌、假单孢菌和曲霉对低品位磷矿粉的分解作用。
• Today, we already see the strains.
  今天，我们已经看到了压力。
• Their findings suggest that distinct bacterial strains have adapted over time to specific human populations.
  他们的发现表明在历史上不同的结核杆菌菌株适应了特定的人群。
• Engineers calculate the strains and stresses on a bridge.
  工程师们计算桥梁的应变和应力。
• Every year new strains of influenza develop.
  每年都有新的流感病毒出现。
• Too fine print strains the eyes.
  字太小，很费眼。