strain

n

1. C,U 过劳；过度紧张

• I've been under a lot of strain lately. 我近来疲惫不堪。

• The trial has been a terrible strain for us. 审讯使我们一直处于极度紧张之中。

2. C 过度的要求(或使用等)

• The drought has put a heavy strain on our water resources. 干旱使供水变得紧张。

• ease the strain on fuel supplies 缓和燃料供应紧张

3. U 拉紧；拉力；张力

• The rope snapped under the strain. 绳子拉断了。

• The mast will stand any strain. 这桅杆经得起任何拉力。

4. C,U 劳损；扭伤

• a back strain 腰背痛

• a painful strain 使人疼痛的扭伤

5. C (动物或植物的)种，品系；类型

• a new strain of wheat 一个新的小麦品种

6. 用作单 家系；血统

• his Irish strain 他的爱尔兰血统

7. 用作单 正式 语气，口吻；笔调

• Her speech continued in the same dismal strain. 她以悲伤的语调接着往下说。

• He wrote in a bitter strain about his childhood. 他用一种悲苦的笔调描述自己的童年。