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单词 overstraining
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overstrainingn.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈstreɪnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈstreɪnɪŋ/
Forms: see over- prefix and straining n.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overstrain v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < overstrain v. + -ing suffix1.
The action of straining something too much, or (Materials Science) beyond its yield point; excessive effort; an instance of this.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > extreme or excessive
stressing1540
overreach1556
stress1570
straining1585
wrest1593
overstraining1623
strain1693
overstrain1694
overexertion1795
overtaxation1881
1623 J. Webster Dutchesse of Malfy iv. ii. sig. I4v Puritaines, that haue sore Throates with ouer-strayning.
1695 J. Dryden tr. R. de Piles in tr. C. A. Du Fresnoy De Arte Graphica 99 With over-straining and earnestness of finishing their Pieces they often did them more harm than good.
1724 B. Mandeville Modest Def. Publick Stews 23 A former Ulceration of the Prostrates, or else some violent Over-straining..occasions this Relaxation.
a1760 D. Garrick Lett. (1963) III. 1332 There are some falsehoods that destroy themselves from ye over Straining of ye Conceptions of their inventors.
1798 S. Rowson Reuben & Rachel (1799) I. xviii. 167 Corroding sorrow, from overstraining, weakens the chords of sensibility.
1845 N. P. Willis Dashes at Life with Free Pencil iv. 103 He is easy with the rebound after being broke with overstraining.
1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Paratonia,..an overstraining.
1899 Atlantic Monthly Nov. 609/2 He..suffered from the overstraining of the æsthetic sense which gives to most of the great German writers..an almost feminine character.
1912 C. H. C. Wright Hist. French Lit. iii. vii. 306 The defect of Corneille is sometimes an overstraining of heroism which tends to make his characters parodies of human nature.
1962 P. G. Forrest Fatigue of Metals vi. 191 The beneficial effect of tensile overstraining on the fatigue strength of a notched bar.
1992 Tennis Apr. 22/2 (advt.) Turf toe—overstraining of the joint between the big toe and foot when the toe is forced backwards.

Compounds

overstraining disease n. Veterinary Medicine a condition involving muscular wastage and partial paralysis which affects some wild animals when captured; also called capture myopathy.
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1971 Afr. Wildlife 25 51/1 During the past few years an increasing number of wild animal species has been found to be prone to the development of a disease complex for which the new name, overstraining disease, is suggested.
1974 Nature 22 Feb. 577/1 Capture myopathy (so-called overstraining disease) in wild animals has gained increasing prominence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overstrainingadj.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈstreɪnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈstreɪnɪŋ/
Forms: see over- prefix and straining adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overstrain v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < overstrain v. + -ing suffix2.
That overstrains something or someone (in various senses).
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [adjective] > full of or subject to extreme or excessive > involving subjecting to
straining1530
overstraining1671
1671 F. Philipps Regale Necessarium 417 An overstreining conjecture which is not here endeavoured to be asserted.
a1879 F. R. Havergal Sunday Night in Poet. Wks. (1884) II. 368 So lay Thy hand upon his heart, and still Each overstraining throb, each pulsing pain.
1884 Cent. Mag. xxix. 88 The overstraining and almost slumberless labor of the last days and nights.
1900 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 193 15 Curve No. 2 illustrates the semi-plastic condition of the material immediately after the removal of the overstraining load.
1979 Amer. Hist. Rev. 84 1061/1 The approach lacks the wider focus of such authors as D. C. Watts..and the overstraining breadth of Maurice Cowling.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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