| 单词 | stresses and strains |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstresses and strains (b) In plural, esp. in stresses and strains.Before the mid 20th cent. usually in mechanical contexts. ΚΠ 1856 W. Thomson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 146 488 (heading) On the measurement of strains and stresses. 1907 R. Elliott Act of God iv. 106 She seemed strangely removed from all those stresses and strains of the passions which..undermine the fabric of convention. 1935 Discovery Sept. 270/1 Many [stelae] have successfully resisted the strains and stresses of the passing centuries. 1959 M. Steen Tower i. vi. 85 I realised what the last few years, with their stresses and strains, had done to us both. 1962 J. Dill in J. Glenn et al. Into Orbit p. xix Space flight..would expose the Astronauts to greater strains and stresses, both physically and mentally, than most pilots had ever had to face. 2021 S. Wales Argus (Nexis) 17 May Taking time out from the stresses and strains of modern life is certainly beneficial. < as lemmas |
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