strain 1

拉紧，扯紧

竭尽全力

努力，奋力

损伤，损耗

紧抱，紧握

滤

strain 2

（植物的）种类

（动物的）血统

（家族遗传的）气质，素质，性情

拉紧；拉力；张力

紧张

（身体的）扭伤，拉伤

曲调；旋律

语调； 笔调；措词；谈吐

strain

过度的疲劳, 紧张, 张力, 应变

扭伤, 损伤

拉紧, 扯紧, (使)紧张, 尽力

strain

1. (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

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2. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson

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3. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"

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4. (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"

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5. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"

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6. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"

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7. a lineage or race of people

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8. injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain

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9. pervading note of an utterance; "I could follow the general tenor of his argument"

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10. an effortful attempt to attain a goal

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11. an intense or violent exertion

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12. the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"

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1. to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"

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2. test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"

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3. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"

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4. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour"

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5. make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;

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6. stretch or force to the limit; "strain the rope"

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7. remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"

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8. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby"

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9. alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"

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