strain /streɪn/ 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. 

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

  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。