strains

英 [streɪnz] 美 [streɪnz]

n.  压力; 重负; 重压之下出现的问题(或担忧等); 拉力; 张力; 应力; 劳损; 拉伤; 扭伤
v.  损伤; 拉伤; 扭伤; 尽力; 竭力; 使劲; 过度使用; 使不堪承受
strain的第三人称单数和复数



柯林斯词典

  1. N-VAR 压力;负担;重负
    If strain is put on an organization or system, it has to do more than it is able to do.
    1. The prison service is already under considerable strain...
      监狱系统已经承受了巨大的压力。
    2. 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。
    3. ...the credit crunch caused by strains on the banking system.
      银行系统在多重压力之下紧缩信贷
  2. VERB 使不堪承受;使紧张
    To strain something means to make it do more than it is able to do.
    1. 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。
    2. Resources will be further strained by new demands for housing.
      资源将因新的住房需求而变得更紧张。
  3. N-UNCOUNT (精神上的)压力,重负,紧张
    Strain is a state of worry and tension caused by a difficult situation.
    1. She was tired and under great strain.
      她身心疲惫,压力很大。
    2. ...the stresses and strains of a busy and demanding career.
      忙碌而辛苦的工作带来的巨大压力
  4. N-SING 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.
    1. 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。
  5. N-UNCOUNT 应力;张力;拉力;作用力;压力
    Strain is a force that pushes, pulls, or stretches something in a way that may damage it.
    1. Place your hands under your buttocks to take some of the strain off your back...
      将手放在臀部下面,减轻背部的一些压力。
    2. A build-up of strain on a section of the San Andreas Fault has been detected.
      已经勘测到圣安德烈亚斯断层的其中一处所承受的拉力在增强。
  6. N-VAR (肌肉的)扭伤,拉伤,劳损
    Strain is an injury to a muscle in your body, caused by using the muscle too much or twisting it.
    1. Avoid muscle strain by warming up with slow jogging.
      先慢跑热热身,免得拉伤肌肉。
    2. ...a groin strain.
      腹股沟拉伤
  7. VERB 扭伤,拉伤,损伤(肌肉)
    If you strain a muscle, you injure it by using it too much or twisting it.
    1. He strained his back during a practice session.
      他在一次锻炼中扭伤了背部。
  8. VERB 努力做;竭力做;费力做事
    If you strain to do something, you make a great effort to do it when it is difficult to do.
    1. I had to strain to hear...
      我不得不使劲去听。
    2. Several thousand supporters strained to catch a glimpse of the new president...
      几千名支持者翘首企盼能一睹新总统的风采。
    3. They strained their eyes, but saw nothing.
      他们瞪大了双眼,但什么也没看到。
  9. VERB 过滤;滤掉(食物中)的液体
    When you strain food, you separate the liquid part of it from the solid parts.
    1. Strain the stock and put it back into the pan.
      滤出原汁,将它放回到平底锅中。
  10. N-SING 气质;特性;风格;作风
    You can use strain to refer to a particular quality in someone's character, remarks, or work.
    1. There was a strain of bitterness in his voice.
      他的声音听起来有些愤愤不平。
    2. ...this cynical strain in the book.
      该书中这种愤世嫉俗的意味
  11. N-COUNT (病菌的)类型;(植物或其他有机物的)系,品系,品种
    A strain of a germ, plant, or other organism is a particular type of it.
    1. Every year new strains of influenza develop.
      每年都有新的流感病毒出现。
    2. ...a particularly beautiful strain of Swiss pansies.
      一种格外美丽的瑞士三色堇
  12. N-PLURAL 旋律;曲调
    If you hear the strains of music, you hear music being played.
    1. She could hear the tinny strains of a chamber orchestra.
      她能听见室内管弦乐队尖细的旋律。
  13. See also: eye strain repetitive strain injury

双语例句

  1. She depicted the interior life of human beings, and particularly their moral stresses and strains.
    她描写人类的内心生活,尤其是他们所承受的道德压力。
  2. Every year new strains of influenza develop.
    每年都有新的流感病毒出现。
  3. She could hear the tinny strains of a chamber orchestra.
    她能听见室内管弦乐队尖细的旋律。
  4. The strains of office are beginning to tell on the prime minister.
    首相开始感到公务繁忙的压力了。
  5. There are many different strains of flu virus.
    流感病毒有很多不同类型。
  6. Both the rice seeds are good strains and will give about the same yield.
    这两种水稻都是良种,产量不相上下。
  7. Engineers calculate the strains and stresses on a bridge.
    工程师们计算桥梁的应变和应力。
  8. Reading small print strains the eyes.
    看小字累眼睛。
  9. It would be highly advantageous to have instrumentation to directly measure structural strains and relative displacements.
    如果能用仪器设备直接测量结构应变和相对位移将具有更大的优越性。
  10. Too fine print strains the eyes.
    字太小,很费眼。
  11. From the direction of the pond came the dreamy strains of Lin pei-shan's melancholy romona.
    那边池子旁四个人中的林佩珊却又曼声唱那支凄婉的小曲了。
  12. Plasmid profile and ERIC PCR proved that the homology between infective strains and environmental isolates were existed.
    经质粒指纹图谱及ERIC-PCR基因检测,患者感染株和环境菌株存在同源性。
  13. At present, there are many reports regarding inulinase production from various fungus, yeast and bacteria strains.
    目前,已有许多关于各种霉菌、酵母和细菌生产菊粉酶的报道。
  14. They altered the normal and the apoptosis-inducing strains of TB to produce this peptide.
    这种肽的产生是由他们变正常和诱导凋亡的TB菌株而获得的。
  15. Decomposition of low-grade rock phosphate with three strains of Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas sp.
    研究了枯草芽孢杆菌、假单孢菌和曲霉对低品位磷矿粉的分解作用。
  16. Objective To isolate strains producing soymilk-clotting enzyme and study its fermentation conditions and enzyme properties.
    目的从土壤中分离产豆乳凝固酶菌株,并研究其发酵条件和酶学性质。
  17. The stresses and strains of modern life.
    现代生活的压力和紧张。
  18. Meanwhile, the growth characteristics and degradation characteristics of strains JQ-1 were preliminarily studied.
    同时对菌株JQ-1的生长特性及降解特性进行了初步研究。
  19. Can you mix strains in a fermentation?
    你可以在一个混合发酵菌?
  20. In this regard, comparisons of the virus with strains from previous outbreaks may be instructive.
    在这方面,将该病毒与来自以往暴发的毒株进行比较可能是有益的。
  21. This typing scheme has provided the patterns for the phage typing of strains.
    该分型方案为菌株的噬菌体分型提供了模式。
  22. Of the isolates tested, the percentage of strains resistant to tetracycline was not applicable.
    测试样本中,对四环素的抗药性测试是不适用的。
  23. Different microorganism fermentation strains had significant impacts on the species and relative contents of flavor compounds in dry-cured pork.
    不同微生物菌株对干腌发酵肉块挥发性风味化合物的种类、数量和相对含量都产生了非常明显的影响。
  24. Today, we already see the strains.
    今天,我们已经看到了压力。
  25. This is leading to strains that could be fatal.
    这导致了一种可能致命的紧张状态。
  26. Their findings suggest that distinct bacterial strains have adapted over time to specific human populations.
    他们的发现表明在历史上不同的结核杆菌菌株适应了特定的人群。
  27. Staphylococci, including the strains resistant to penicillin, methicillin or other antibiotics, are particularly susceptible to Fucidin.
    葡萄球菌,包括对青霉素,甲氧西林和其它抗菌素耐药的菌株,均对本品高度敏感。
  28. Impetigo is caused by a bacterium called staphylococcus aureus, and by some strains of streptococcus.
    脓疱病是由一种细菌所谓的金黄色葡萄球菌,和一些株链球菌。
  29. Recently, new variant strains have been detected in several parts of Asia and Africa.
    最近,在亚洲和非洲的一些地区发现了新的变异菌株。
  30. They first analysed DNA from seven HIV mutant strains, including three showing resistance to many drugs.
    他们首先分析了来自7种艾滋病病毒突变毒株的DNA,包括3种对许多药物具有耐性的毒株。