1.[u][c]压力；重负；重压之下出现的问题（或担忧等）pressure on sb/sth because they have too much to do or manage, or sth very difficult to deal with; the problems, worry or anxiety that this produces
Their marriage is under great strain at the moment.眼下他们的婚姻关系非常紧张。
These repayments are putting a strain on our finances.偿还这些债务对我们的财务状况形成了压力。
Relax, and let us take the strain(= do things for you) .你歇一下，我们来顶一会儿。
The transport service cannot cope with the strain of so many additional passengers.运输部门无法应对临时增加这么多乘客所带来的紧张局面。
You will learn to cope with the stresses and strains of public life.你要学会怎样应付公众人物生活的紧张和辛劳。
I found it a strain having to concentrate for so long.我觉得这么长时间全神贯注挺累的。
2.[u][c]压力；拉力；张力；应力the pressure that is put on sth when a physical force stretches, pushes, or pulls it
The rope broke under the strain .绳子给拉断了。
You should try not to place too much strain on muscles and joints.你要尽量不让肌肉和关节太吃力。
The ground here cannot take the strain of a large building.这块地承受不住大型建筑的压力。
The cable has a 140kg breaking strain(= it will break when it is stretched or pulled by a force greater than this) .这种缆索的断裂应变力为 140 公斤。
3.[c][u]劳损；拉伤；扭伤an injury to a part of your body, such as a muscle, that is caused by using it too much or by twisting it
a calf/groin/leg strain腿肚子╱腹股沟╱腿部拉伤
muscle strain肌肉劳损
4.[c]（动、植物的）系，品系，品种；（疾病的）类型a particular type of plant or animal, or of a disease caused by bacteria, etc.
a new strain of mosquitoes resistant to the poison对这种毒药有抗药性的新品种蚊子
This is only one of the many strains of the disease.这种病有许多类型，这只是其中之一。
5.[c][ususing]个性特点；性格倾向；禀性a particular tendency in the character of a person or group, or a quality in their manner
He had a definite strain of snobbery in him.他这个人明显有一股势利小人的气味。
6.[c][usupl]乐曲；曲调；旋律the sound of music being played or sung
She could hear the strains of Mozart through the window.她听见从窗户飘出的莫扎特的旋律。
1.[t]~ sth/yourself损伤；拉伤；扭伤to injure yourself or part of your body by making it work too hard
to strain a muscle拉伤肌肉
2.[t][i]尽力；竭力；使劲to make an effort to do sth, using all your mental or physical strength
I strained my ears(= listened very hard) to catch what they were saying.我竖起耳朵去听他们在说些什么。
Necks were strained for a glimpse of the stranger.大家伸长了脖子想看一看这个陌生人。
People were straining to see what was going on.人们翘首企足看发生了什么事。
He burst to the surface, straining for air.他冲出水面，使劲吸气。
Bend gently to the left without straining.轻轻向左弯，不要用力。
3.[t]~ sth过度使用；使不堪承受to try to make sth do more than it is able to do
The sudden influx of visitors is straining hotels in the town to the limit.游客突然涌入，城里的旅馆全都爆满。
His constant complaints were straining our patience.他没完没了的抱怨让我们忍无可忍。
The dispute has strained relations between the two countries(= made them difficult) .这场争端使两国关系紧张起来。
4.[i]+ adv./prep.用力推（或拉）；拉紧to push hard against sth; to pull hard on sth
She strained against the ropes that held her.她使劲挣了挣拴着她的绳子。
The dogs were straining at the leash , eager to get to the park.几条狗用力拽着皮带，急于要去公园。
5.[t]滤；过滤to pour food, etc. through sth with very small holes in it, for example a sieve , in order to separate the solid part from the liquid part
Use a colander to strain the vegetables.把蔬菜放在漏筐里控控水。
Strain off any excess liquid.滤掉多余的液体。
Like all youngsters, he's straining at the leash to leave home.跟所有年轻人一样，他也急于离开家生活。
Like all youngsters, he's straining at the leash to leave home.跟所有年轻人一样，他也急于离开家生活。
In a straight fight, therefore, it was the drug-sensitive strain that had the selective advantage when faced with a two-pronged attack.
这场直接的菌群较量说明了当面对两种进攻的时候，敏感菌有优势。
Forget it! Don't strain at a gnat. As you know, he is hard up these days.
算了吧！不要斤斤计较。如你所知，他最近手头紧。
Swing ingredients in a shaker with cracked ice, strain into a chilled cocktail glass, and garnish with a slice of lemon.
将液体注入混合器，加碎冰块摇匀，注入冷却过的鸡尾酒酒杯，用一片柠檬装饰。
This division of labour, however, is under strain because some Chinese partners feel ready to go it alone.
然而，这种劳动分工目前陷入紧张之中，因为部分中方合作伙伴感觉自己已经可以单干了。
In comedy it doesn't look like there's an art going on; it should look as if it's easy, cos there shouldn't be a sense of strain.
在喜剧中，要看起来不像是在进行一门艺术，它应该看起来好像很简单，因为不能有严肃的成分。
over saucepan, strain berries, through a fine sieve, pressing with back of a spoon.
在平底锅，应变浆果，通过细筛，按同一个勺子回来。
It put a tremendous strain on my thigh muscles, but now Dixie was able to wheel me out of the elevator with ease.
我大腿的肌肉被狠狠拉紧，不过迪克西现在能轻易地把我推出电梯了。
You stand all day long. So your back can hurt. When you're standing straight up, your lower back is going to get a strain.
你整天都站着。所以你的背会很疼。当你站直时，你的后背下部会开始绷紧。
And so it began to pile up until one day I collapsed from the strain of it, becoming an empty shell, a parody of who I used to be.
所以它开始慢慢地堆积起来，知道有一天我在那些压力中崩溃了，变成一个空壳，变成过去的一拙劣的模仿品。
At times this deep strain of pathos was all that could be heard, and scarcely heard, sighing amid a desolate silence.
那低沉而悲怆的旋律时时成为你所能听到的全部声音，隐约地在凄凉的沉默之中哀叹。
Yet even to believers in small government, like this newspaper, there are good reasons for letting taxes take at least some of the strain.
本刊属于笃信小政府的人，甚至对于所有这样的人来说，都有充足的理由认为税收应该分担部分压力。
buck - a - litre gasoline may be putting a serious strain on your household finances , but at least your federal government is cashing in.
一公升一块钱的汽油会让许多家庭感到经济压力，但对联邦政府来说，这正是他们捞钱的好时候。
"This strain has never been found in any animal, so it is possible that it could have come from straight from the environment into humans" .
这次疫情的致病菌从未在任何动物体内检出，所以很可能它是从环境中直接进入人体。
He called swine flu "a novel strain of influenza" , and said the trial would determine the dose and schedule of the vaccination.
他称猪流感为“一种新型流感”，还说，推广疫苗的剂量和计划都将根据试验情况而定。
The strain, known as S. Kentucky, has developed resistance to the antibiotic Ciprofloxacin, often used for treating severe Salmonella cases.
被称为S•肯德基的这种菌株，已对抗生素环丙沙星产生耐药，后者经常用于治疗严重的沙门氏菌病症。
I know his character and his personality and I believe that becoming king would be an immense strain for him as he would lose his freedom.
我知道他的性格和他的个性以及我相信成为国王对他来讲将会是一种巨大压力，因为他将会失去自由。
When you're standing and ready to move, continue holding the object close to your body to decrease the strain on your lower back.
当你站立并准备移动的时候，继续靠近你的身体托住物品，以减少腰背部的拉力。
Cynthia was more than curious, but she relented when she noticed the strain in her daughter's face.
莘济亚感到特别奇怪，却是很和蔼谛视着她女儿紧张的脸。
To see what was going on, he labelled the doxycycline-resistant strain with a yellow protein and the sensitive strain with a blue protein.
为了观察进行情况，他用黄色蛋白质标记耐脱氧土霉素的大肠埃希菌，用蓝色的蛋白标记对脱氧土霉素敏感的细菌。
Smallpox only infected humans -- it was easy to recognize, and there was only one strain of it -- so a vaccine was easily producible.
天花只会传染给人类，这样就容易辨认，再加上它只有一个菌株，所以很容易研制出疫苗。
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