- 拉紧，扯紧，抽紧：
to strain a rope
拉紧绳子
a sail strained by the wind
被风张得满满的帆
- 竭尽…的全力；尽量使用：
He strained his ears to catch the sound.
他竖起耳朵去听那声响。
Reaching at the top of the mountain,he strained all his strength.
爬上山顶时，他已经耗尽了气力。
- 使(物资)耗尽，使紧张：
The supply of oil has been strained.
石油供给几乎到了危机的边缘。
the situation strained between the two countries
两国之间的局势紧张
- 使过度劳累；(因过度劳累而)拉伤，扭伤，使损伤：
He strained his muscle in the match.
他在那次比赛中拉伤了肌肉。
Too loud sound would strain your ears.
过响的声音会损伤你的听力。
- 使损坏，使变坏：
Typhoon strained the whole vil-lage.
台风损坏了整座村庄。
His health has been strained with too much wine.
过度饮酒使他的健康变坏了。
- 使变形，使歪扭：
Under heavy stress, the steel frame was strained.
在重压下，钢架都变形了。
- 滥用，过多使用；对…要求(或指望)过高：
to strain epigrams
滥用名言警句
He wanted to win the horse No. 12 by straining his luck.
他想凭他运气把赌注押在了12号马上。
- 超越…之所及：
to strain one's sight
超越视力范围
- 曲解，歪曲：
to strain the meaning of a word
曲解词义
to strain the facts
歪曲事实
- 滤，过滤；滤出，滤掉，滤去：
to strain gravy
滤肉汁
to strain seeds from orange juice
滤出橘汁中的子
- 把…滤干：
to strain the water from spinach
把菠菜滤干
- 搂紧，紧抱：
She strained her child close to her breast.
她把孩子紧紧地搂在怀里。
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