新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

strainIELTS重点词汇

英 [streɪn]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

strains
1. [C, U 有变体名词] 压力
If strain is put on an organization or system, it has to do more than it is able to do.
近义词
pressure
双语例句
例：
The prison service is already under considerable strain.
监狱系统已经承受了巨大的压力。
例：
The vast expansion in secondary education is putting an enormous strain on the system.
中等教育的大幅扩张正对该系统造成巨大压力。
2. [U 不可数名词] 压力
Strain is a state of worry and tension caused by a difficult situation.
近义词
stress
双语例句
例：
She was tired and under great strain.
她身心疲惫，压力很大。
3. [SING 单数型名词] 带来压力的情况 , 造成紧张的因素
If you say that a situation is a strain, you mean that it makes you worried and tense.
双语例句
例：
I sometimes find it a strain to be responsible for the mortgage.
我有时觉得背负这笔抵押贷款很有压力。
4. [U 不可数名词] 压力
Strain is a force that pushes, pulls, or stretches something in a way that may damage it.
双语例句
例：
Place your hands under your buttocks to take some of the strain off your back.
把双手放在臀部下面，以减轻一些背部压力。
5. [C, U 有变体名词] 损伤 , 扭伤
Strain is an injury to a muscle in your body, caused by using the muscle too much or twisting it.
双语例句
例：
Avoid muscle strain by warming up with slow jogging.
通过慢跑热身以避免肌肉拉伤。
6. [C 可数名词] 类型 , 品种
A strain of a germ, plant, or other organism is a particular type of it.
双语例句
例：
Every year new strains of influenza develop.
每年都有新的流感病毒出现。

VERB. 动词

strains , straining , strained
1. [T 及物动词] 使受到压力
To strain something means to make it do more than it is able to do.
近义词
stretch
双语例句
例：
The volume of scheduled flights is straining the air traffic control system.
定期航班的数量正让空中交通指挥系统不堪重负。
例：
Resources will be further strained by new demands for housing.
新的住宅需求将会使资源更加紧张。
2. [T 及物动词] 损伤 , 扭伤
If you strain a muscle, you injure it by using it too much or twisting it.
双语例句
例：
He strained his back during a practice session.
他在一次练习课上扭伤了背部。
3. [T 及物动词] 努力做
If you strain to do something, you make a great effort to do it when it is difficult to do.
双语例句
例：
I had to strain to hear.
我不得不努力地听。
4. [T 及物动词] 过滤
When you strain food, you separate the liquid part of it from the solid parts.
双语例句
例：
Strain the stock and put it back into the pan.
滤出原汤，然后把它放回平底锅。