美[stren] 1 . The whole ship shuddered and trembled at the sudden strain .
突然的拉力使得整只船劇烈顫動。
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2 . There was a strain of bitterness in his voice.
他的聲音聽起來有些憤憤不平。
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3 . Her voice was so low he had to strain to catch it.
她的聲音很低，他很費力才聽得到。
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4 . Avoid muscle strain by warming up with slow jogging.
先慢跑熱熱身，免得拉傷肌肉。
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5 . Strain the mixture through a double thickness of muslin or cheesecloth.
用雙層平紋細布或干酪包布過濾混合料。
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1.(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
2.difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension;
she endured the stresses and strains of life
3.a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;
she was humming an air from Beethoven
4.(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress;
his responsibilities were a constant strain
5.a special variety of domesticated animals within a species;
he experimented on a particular breed of white rats
6.(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups;
a new strain of microorganisms
7.a lineage or race of people
8.injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
9.pervading note of an utterance;
I could follow the general tenor of his argument
10. an effortful attempt to attain a goal
11. an intense or violent exertion
12. the act of singing;
with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates
1.to exert much effort or energy;
straining our ears to hear
2.test the limits of;
You are trying my patience!
3.use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity;
He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro
4.separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements;
sift the flour
5.make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
6.stretch or force to the limit;
strain the rope
7.remove by passing through a filter;
filter out the impurities
8.rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender;
puree the vegetables for the baby
9.alter the shape of (something) by stress;
His body was deformed by leprosy
