strain
英 [streɪn]
美[stren]
- n. 张力；拉紧；负担；扭伤；血缘
- vi. 拉紧；尽力
- vt. 拉紧；滥用；滤去；竭力
- n. (Strain)人名；(英)斯特兰
英英释意
- 1. (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
- 2. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension;
- "she endured the stresses and strains of life"
- "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson
- 3. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;
- "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
- 4. (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress;
- "his responsibilities were a constant strain"
- "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"
- 5. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species;
- "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"
- "he created a new strain of sheep"
- 6. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups;
- "a new strain of microorganisms"
- 7. a lineage or race of people
- 8. injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
- 9. pervading note of an utterance;
- "I could follow the general tenor of his argument"
- 10. an effortful attempt to attain a goal
- 11. an intense or violent exertion
- 12. the act of singing;
- "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"
