| 释义 |
unˈstrained, ppl. a.
[un-1 8, 8 c.]
1. Not subjected to straining or stretching; free from strain. Also fig.
13..E.E. Allit. P. A. 248 Pensyf, payred, I am for-payned, & þou in a lyf of lykyng lyȝte In paradys erde, of stryf vnstrayned. 1612Drayton Poly-olb. ix. 418 Taking a milk-white Bull, vnstrained with the yoke. 1690Child Disc. Trade viii. 132 The Dutch..would buy our unstrained Cloth, and carry it into Holland, and there strain it. 1882Minchin Unipl. Kinemat. 126 The ratio of the strained to the unstrained area. 1894Westm. Gaz. 1 June 1/1 Their loyalty to the Cabinet would be unstrained by the work and worry of an Autumn Session.
transf.1659W. Chamberlayne Pharonnida v. ii. 158 That usurped diadem; which he..beheld without His unstrained reach.
b. With for: Not strained after.
1748Richardson Clarissa (1811) VI. 177 The blush..was a deep-dyed crimson, unstrained for.
2. Not forced or produced by effort.
1580Stanyhurst æneis, etc. (Arb.) 152 Heere percase carpers wyl twight his iollitye youthful. Strong reason vnstrayned that weake obiection aunswers. 1627Hakewill Apology Power & Providence of God i. ii. 13 Which [Greek word] by an easie and vnstrained derivation, implies the breath of God. a1639T. Carew Poems (1651) 130 The true brood of Actors, that alone keep naturall unstrain'd Action in her throne. 1776Mickle Camoens' Lusiad Introd. 140 The most natural unstrained harmony, is the just characteristic of the style of Camoens. 1802Lamb G. F. Cook Wks. 1908 I. 47 This quality of unstrained mirth..is a prime feature in his character. 1871Mrs. Whitney Real Folks xii, The pure, clear spaces where such things seemed to be fit and unstrained. 1898Contemp. Rev. Aug. 188 Honours, like the gentle rain from heaven, fell upon him unstrained.
3. Not passed through a strainer; not cleared or purified by straining.
1828–32Webster s.v., Unstrained oil. 1853Royle Mat. Med. (ed. 2) 477 Press out the juice, and evaporate it, unstrained, to a proper consistence. |