| 单词 | strain |
| 释义 | Word Frequency strain 1(streɪn) verb 1. to draw or be drawn taut; stretch tight 2. to exert, tax, or use (resources) to the utmost extent 3. to injure or damage or be injured or damaged by overexertion he strained himself 4. to deform or be deformed as a result of a stress 5. (intransitive) to make intense or violent efforts; strive 6. to subject or be subjected to mental tension or stress 7. to pour or pass (a substance) or (of a substance) to be poured or passed through a sieve, filter, or strainer 8. (transitive) to draw off or remove (one part of a substance or mixture from another) by or as ifby filtering 9. (transitive) to clasp tightly; hug 10. (transitive) obsolete to force or constrain 11. (intransitive; foll by at) a. to push, pull, or work with violent exertion (upon) b. to strive (for) c. to balk or scruple (from) noun 12. the act or an instance of straining 13. the damage resulting from excessive exertion 14. an intense physical or mental effort 15. music (often plural) a theme, melody, or tune 16. a great demand on the emotions, resources, etc 17. a feeling of tension and tiredness resulting from overwork, worry, etc; stress 18. a particular style or recurring theme in speech or writing 19. physics the change in dimension of a body under load expressed as the ratio of the total deflection or change in dimension to the original unloaded dimension. It may be a ratio of lengths, areas, or volumes Word origin C13: from Old French estreindre to press together, from Latin stringere to bind tightlyWord Frequency strain 2(streɪn) noun 1. the main body of descendants from one ancestor 2. a group of organisms within a species or variety, distinguished by one or more minor characteristics 3. a variety of bacterium or fungus, esp one used for a culture 4. a streak; trace 5. archaic a kind, type, or sort Word origin Old English strēon; related to Old High German gistriuni gain, Latin struere to construct |
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