新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

strain

英  [streɪn]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • strains

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 压力

    If strain is put on an organization or system, it has to do more than it is able to do.

    近义词

    pressure

    双语例句

    例:

    The prison service is already under considerable strain.

    监狱系统已经承受了巨大的压力。

    例:

    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。

    2[U 不可数名词] 压力

    Strain is a state of worry and tension caused by a difficult situation.

    近义词

    stress

    双语例句

    例:

    She was tired and under great strain.

    她身心疲惫,压力很大。

    3[SING 单数型名词] 带来压力的情况 , 造成紧张的因素

    If you say that a situation is a strain, you mean that it makes you worried and tense.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

    4[U 不可数名词] 压力

    Strain is a force that pushes, pulls, or stretches something in a way that may damage it.

    双语例句

    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。

    5[C, U 有变体名词] 损伤 , 扭伤

    Strain is an injury to a muscle in your body, caused by using the muscle too much or twisting it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Avoid muscle strain by warming up with slow jogging.

    通过慢跑热身以避免肌肉拉伤。

    6[C 可数名词] 类型 , 品种

    A strain of a germ, plant, or other organism is a particular type of it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Every year new strains of influenza develop.

    每年都有新的流感病毒出现。

    VERB. 动词
  • strains , straining , strained

    1[T 及物动词] 使受到压力

    To strain something means to make it do more than it is able to do.

    近义词

    stretch

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

    例:

    Resources will be further strained by new demands for housing.

    新的住宅需求将会使资源更加紧张。

    2[T 及物动词] 损伤 , 扭伤

    If you strain a muscle, you injure it by using it too much or twisting it.

    双语例句

    例:

    He strained his back during a practice session.

    他在一次练习课上扭伤了背部。

    3[T 及物动词] 努力做

    If you strain to do something, you make a great effort to do it when it is difficult to do.

    双语例句

    例:

    I had to strain to hear.

    我不得不努力地听。

    4[T 及物动词] 过滤

    When you strain food, you separate the liquid part of it from the solid parts.

    双语例句

    例:

    Strain the stock and put it back into the pan.

    滤出原汤,然后把它放回平底锅。