| 单词 | strain |
| 释义 | strain (once / 91 pages) 1vn 2vn 3v 4n 5n 6n The noun strain is a stretch, effort, or exertion. You can strain your ankle, or your little brother can strain your patience. This word has many, many meanings. Athletes strain their knees, which strains the emotions of their fans. Usually, you have to strain a little to accomplish anything, like getting an A in math. A strain may also be a line, like a line of ancestry, of thought, or a melodic line in music. Maybe you have to strain to hear the quiet flute in an orchestra. Another meaning is to pass something through a filter, like tea leaves. WORD FAMILYstrain: distrain, overstrain, strained, strainer, straining, strains, strenuous, unstrain+/distrain: distrained, distraining, distrains/overstrain: overstrained, overstraining, overstrains/strained: strainedest, strainedly/strainer: strainers/straining: strainingly, strainings/strenuosity: strenuosities/strenuous: strenuosity, strenuously, strenuousness/unstrain: unstrained, unstraining/unstrained: unstrainedly USAGE EXAMPLESBucks: Starting G Matthew Dellavedova missed his third consecutive game with a strained right hamstring. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Green said will not play in the Pro Bowl because of a right hamstring strain suffered in November. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Green severely strained the hamstring on Nov. 20 and didn’t play the rest of the season. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v exert much effort or energy straining our ears to hear Syn|Hypo|Hyper reach, strive extend oneself strain to the utmost kill oneself, overexert oneselfstrain oneself more than is healthy bother, inconvenience oneself, trouble, trouble oneselftake the trouble to do something; concern oneself drive, labor, labour, push, tug strive and make an effort to reach a goal 2v use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity Don't strain your mind too much Syn|Hypo|Hyper extend overextend, overstrain strain excessively task, taxuse to the limit apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose 3v test the limits of Syn|Hypo|Hyper stress, try rack stretch to the limits afflict cause great unhappiness for; distress 4n injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain Hyper harm, hurt, injury, trauma any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. 5n an effortful attempt to attain a goal Syn|Hypo|Hyper nisus, pains, striving jehad, jihad a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something 6n an intense or violent exertion 2Syn|Hyper straining effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat, travail use of physical or mental energy; hard work 1v become stretched or tense or taut " "the rope strained when the weight was attached Syn|Hyper tense tighten become tight or tighter 2v alter the shape of (something) by stress Syn|Hypo|Hyper deform, distort jaundice distort adversely form, shape give shape or form to 3v cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper tense, tense up loosen up, make relaxed, relax, unlax, unstrain, unwind cause to feel relaxed extend, stretch extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body spread-eaglestretch out completely crane, stretch outstretch (the neck) so as to see better affect act physically on; have an effect upon 4n (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces Hypo|Hyper overstrain too much strain deformation alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it 5n (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress his responsibilities were a constant strain Syn|Hypo|Hyper mental strain, nervous strain stress, tenseness, tension (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense yipsnervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts) breaking point(psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial nerves, nervousness an uneasy psychological state 6n difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension 3she endured the stresses and strains of life Syn|Hyper stress difficulty a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome 1v separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements Syn|Hypo|Hyper sieve, sift rice sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice resiftsift anew riddle, screenseparate with a riddle, as grain from chaff fan, winnowseparate the chaff from by using air currents separate divide into components or constituents 2v remove by passing through a filter Syn|Hyper filter, filter out, filtrate, separate out separate divide into components or constituents 3v rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender 4Syn|Hyper puree rub move over something with pressure 1n a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence Syn|Hypo|Hyper air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, tune fanfare, flourish, tucket (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments glissandoa rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale roulade(music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable leitmotif, leitmotiva melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas) theme songa melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie signature, signature tune, theme songa melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program idea, melodic theme, musical theme, theme(music) melodic subject of a musical composition part, voicethe melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music slide, swoop(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale motif, motivea theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music statement(music) the presentation of a musical theme variationa repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished primothe principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet) secondothe second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet) voice parta part written for a singer accompaniment, backup, musical accompaniment, supporta musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts bass, bass partthe lowest part in polyphonic music music an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner 2n the act of singing 5Syn|Hypo|Hyper song carol a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ) cradlesong, lullabythe act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep vocal music music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music) 1n (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups a new strain of microorganisms Syn|Hyper form, var., variant taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group animal or plant group having natural relations 2n a special variety of domesticated animals within a species 6he created a new strain of sheep Syn|Hypo|Hyper breed, stock bloodstock thoroughbred horses (collectively) pedigreeline of descent of a purebred animal animal group a group of animals variety(biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics n the general meaning or substance of an utterance Syn|Hypo|Hyper tenor drift, purport the pervading meaning or tenor meaning, substance the idea that is intended |
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