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单词 overstrain
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overstrain

verb

over·​strain ˌō-vər-ˈstrān How to pronounce overstrain (audio)
overstrained; overstraining

transitive verb

: to strain (someone or something) beyond a maximum tolerable limit
overstrained herself on the treadmill
overstrain a muscle
overstrained the steel, which developed a crack
He said every nerve had been overstrained in some way, and the whole system must sleep torpid a while. Charlotte Brontë
… officials said the aid would be focused only on its banking sector … That would be crucial to avoid overstraining the eurozone's rescue funds … Luke Baker and Annika Breidthardt
She doesn't overstrain the metaphor … Mark O'Connell
overstrain noun
muscles suffering from overstrain

Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

overstrain

noun

over·​strain -ˈstrān How to pronounce overstrain (audio)
: excessive mental or physical strain
also : a condition resulting from this
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