| 释义 |
strain1 /strān/ transitive verb- To stretch
- To draw tight
- To draw with force
- To exert to the utmost
- To injure by overworking
- To force unnaturally, unduly, or wrongly
- To exalt emotionally
- To change in form or bulk by subjecting to a stress
- To constrain (obsolete)
- To urge, insist upon, press for (Shakespeare)
- To press to oneself, embrace
- To squeeze, press
- To grip, grasp tightly
- To compress
- To restrain
- To squeeze out, express
- To sing or play
- To filter or sieve (esp coarsely)
intransitive verb- To make violent efforts
- To tug
- To retch
- To have difficulty in swallowing or accepting (with at)
- To make efforts at evacuation of the bowels
- To be percolated or filtered
noun- The act of straining
- A violent effort
- An injury by straining, esp a wrenching of the muscles
- Any change of form or bulk under stress
- In a material subjected to a force, the ratio of the change in a dimension to the original value of the dimension (engineering)
- A section of a melody
- A melody
- An outpouring or flow of language
- Emotional tone, key, manner
ORIGIN: OFr estraindre, from L stringere to stretch tight strained adjective - Having been strained
- Tense, forced or unnatural
strainˈedly (or /strāndˈli/) adverb strainˈer noun - Someone who or something that strains
- A sieve, colander, etc
strainˈing noun and adjective strain gauge noun A device for measuring strain (deformation) in a machine or structure strain hardening noun A process by which metal is deformed in order to increase its hardness straining sill noun (building) A piece of timber lying on the tie-beam of a timber roof and butting against the bottoms of the queen posts strain viewer noun (physics) An eyepiece or projector of a polariscope strain a point To waive a doubt or principle strain courtesy (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet) To treat with scant courtesy, or (Venus and Adonis) to be over-punctilious in courtesy |