strain

strain

名词 strain:

(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension- R.J.Samuelson

同义词：stress

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

同义词：tune, melody, air, melodic line, line, melodic phrase

(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress

同义词：mental strain, nervous strain

a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

同义词：breed, stock

(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

同义词：form, variant, var.

a lineage or race of people

同义词：breed

injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain

the general meaning or substance of an utterance

同义词：tenor

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

同义词：striving, nisus, pains

an intense or violent exertion

同义词：straining

the act of singing

同义词：song

动词 strain:

to exert much effort or energy

同义词：strive, reach

test the limits of

同义词：try, stress

use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

同义词：extend

separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

同义词：sift, sieve

cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

同义词：tense, tense up

become stretched or tense or taught

同义词：tense

remove by passing through a filter

同义词：filter, filtrate, separate out, filter out

rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender

同义词：puree

alter the shape of (something) by stress

同义词：deform, distort