strained

英[streɪnd] 美[streɪnd]
  • adj. 紧张的；不自然的
  • v. 拉紧；劳累；过分使用（动词strain的过去式和过去分词)
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详细释义

Adjective:
  1. lacking natural ease;

    "a labored style of debating"

  2. showing signs of mental and emotional tension;

    "her voice was strained as she asked the question"

  3. lacking spontaneity; not natural;

    "a constrained smile"
    "forced heartiness"
    "a strained smile"

  4. struggling for effect;

    "agonistic poses"

双语例句

1. The middle button of his uniform jacket was strained over his belly.
制服上装中间的纽扣在他的肚子上绷得紧紧的。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Smiling for the cameras, the two men strained to make small- talk.
两名男士微笑着面对镜头，东拉西扯着。

来自柯林斯例句

3. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Gil sensed something wrong from her father's strained voice.
吉尔从父亲紧张的声音中感觉到出了什么事了。

来自柯林斯例句

5. Little by little she lost the taut, strained air of perpetual anxiety.
长期焦虑带来的紧张而疲惫的神色从她脸上慢慢消失了。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. The relations between them are rather strained.
      他们之间的关系相当紧张。
    2. A strained, unfamiliar look of embarrassment came over Gatsby's face.
      盖茨比脸上忽然流露出一种不自然的，不常见的窘迫表情。

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strain Strain belt strain disc straingauge strain mark strain step strain disk strain grid strain rate strain type strain away
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