1severe demand on strength, resources, etc.緊張;壓力ADJECTIVE | VERB + STRAIN | STRAIN + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤considerable, enormous, great, heavy, real, severe, terrible, tremendous相當大的壓力;沉重的壓力;可怕的壓力◇It's a real strain having to get up so early!這麼早起牀真夠受的!➤slight微小的壓力▸➤increasing不斷增大的壓力▸➤constant持續的壓力▸➤excessive, intolerable, unbearable, undue過大的壓力;難以忍受的壓力▸➤emotional, financial, mental, nervous, physical, psychological情感/經濟/思想/精神/身體/心理壓力◇The mental strain of sharing an office with Alison was starting to show.與艾利森共用一間辦公室帶來的精神壓力逐漸開始顯現。VERB + STRAIN➤be under, come under, feel, suffer, suffer from處在壓力下;感到累;遭受壓力◇Television newsreaders come under enormous strain.電視新聞播報員處於極大的壓力之下。◇After weeks of overtime, she was starting to feel the strain.加班幾個星期以後,她開始感覺到了疲勞。➤cause, create, impose, place, put引起壓力;造成壓力;強加壓力;施加壓力◇Increasing demand is placing undue strain on services.需求不斷增加對服務造成過大的壓力。➤ease, reduce舒緩/減輕壓力▸➤cope with, stand, take應付/忍受/承受壓力▸➤increase增加壓力STRAIN + VERB➤show, take its toll (on sb), tell (on sb) (BrE) 壓力顯現;壓力(對某人)造成傷害;壓力(對某人)產生影響◇After weeks of uncertainty, the strain was beginning to take its toll.幾個星期的忐忑不安之後,壓力開始讓人受不了了。PREPOSITION➤under the strain在壓力下◇The ice gave way under the strain.冰在壓力作用下坍塌了。◇He broke down under the strain of having to work twelve hours a day.他在一天工作 12 個小時的壓力下崩潰了。➤strain on對⋯的壓力◇Losing the business put a strain on their relationship.生意丟了,他們的關係變得緊張起來。PHRASES➤a bit of a strain一點兒緊張◇I found it a bit of a strain making conversation with her.和她談話我感到有點兒緊張。➤signs of strain緊張的跡象◇After three years, their marriage was beginning to show signs of strain.3 年後,他們的婚姻開始出現緊張跡象。➤stresses and strains壓力和緊張◇the stresses and strains of a long day漫長的一天的壓力和緊張➤take the strain off sb, take the strain out of sth減輕⋯的壓力◇The Internet takes the strain out of shopping.因特網減輕了購物的壓力。strain
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2injury傷害ADJECTIVE | VERB + STRAINADJECTIVE➤bad嚴重的拉傷▸➤slight輕微的勞損▸➤back, eye, muscle, thigh, etc.背部勞損、眼疲勞、肌肉拉傷、大腿拉傷等VERB + STRAIN➤be suffering from, have受傷;勞損▸➤get受累◇You'll get eye strain if you don't put the light on.不開燈,你的眼睛會疲勞。➤recover from, shake off (BrE) 從拉傷中恢復過來;擺脫拉傷的痛苦◇Gerrard will play if he can shake off a slight thigh strain.如果大腿的輕微拉傷能恢復,傑拉德將會上場。strain
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3type of virus or bacteria病毒種類;細菌種類ADJECTIVE | VERB + STRAIN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤new新菌株▸➤mutant突變菌株▸➤virulent毒性菌株▸➤antibiotic-resistant, drug-resistant, resistant耐抗生素/耐藥性/抗藥性菌株➤bacterial, viral細菌/病毒菌株➤flu, influenza流感菌株VERB + STRAIN➤discover, identify發現/找到菌株➤analyse/analyze, examine, test分析/檢驗/測試菌株PREPOSITION➤strain of⋯的菌株◇H5N1 is a strain of avian influenza.H5N1 是一種禽流感病毒。strain
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1make a great effort to do sth努力ADVERB | VERB + STRAIN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤hard非常努力◇You could see he was straining hard to understand.可以看得出,他正竭力想弄明白。➤forward努力向前◇I strained forward to get a better view.我使勁向前,想看得更清楚些。VERB + STRAIN➤have to不得不盡力PREPOSITION➤against對⋯用力◇The dogs were straining against the sled.那些狗在用力拉雪橇。➤at用力拉◇Several men were straining at a rope, trying to move the stalled vehicle.好幾個人正在用力拉一根繩子,試圖拖動拋了錨的車子。➤for使勁⋯◇Their ears strained for any slight sound.他們都在側耳傾聽任何一點兒細微的聲音。➤under (oftenfigurative) 努力承受⋯◇The company is already straining under the weight of a $12 billion debt.這家公司已經承受着 120 億美元的高額債務了。PHRASES➤strain to hear sth, strain to see sth努力聽⋯;努力看⋯◇We had to strain to hear what was being said.我們得費很大勁兒才能聽清在說什麼。strain
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2put a lot of pressure on sth施加壓力ADVERB | PHRASESADVERB➤seriously, severely使極其緊張◇The dispute severely strained relations between the two countries.這場爭端使兩國關係極其緊張。PHRASES➤strain sth to breaking point, strain sth to the breaking point (NAmE) 使⋯緊張到極點◇Our public health laboratories are strained to (the) breaking point.我們的公共衞生實驗室承受着極大的壓力。➤strain sth to its limits, strain sth to the limit使⋯承受極限壓力
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