| 释义 |
Noun: straining streyning- An intense or violent exertion
- strain - The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
- distortion, overrefinement, torture, twisting
Adjective: straining streyning- Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
"his final, straining burst of speed"
- arduous, strenuous
Verb: strain streyn- To exert much effort or energy
"straining our ears to hear"
- strive, reach - Test the limits of
- try, stress - Use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
"Don't strain your mind too much"
- extend - Separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
- sift, sieve - Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
- tense, tense up - Become stretched or tense or taut
"the rope strained when the weight was attached"
- tense - Remove by passing through a filter
- filter, filtrate, separate out, filter out - Rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
- puree, purée - Alter the shape of (something) by stress
- deform, distort
Derived forms: strainings See also: effortful, strainer Type of: affect, afflict, apply, drive, effort, elbow grease, employ, exertion, falsification, form, labor [US], labour [Brit, Cdn], misrepresentation, push, rub, separate, shape, sweat, tighten, travail, tug, use, utilise [Brit], utilize Antonym: unstrain Encyclopedia: Strain |