She appeared strained and a little unnerved.
她看起来神色不安，有点心慌。
Now it seems a bit strained and overdone, as if I were trying to find the kind of voice in which a cultivated Rhodes scholar should speak.
现在看来则显得有些牵强造作，似乎是设法以一位极有修养的罗兹学者说话的口气来写的。
As the thinner ecosystems were strained and overwhelmed by the inevitable perturbations of volcanic activity or changes in Earth's orbit, the planet went a bit haywire.
不可避免的火山活动和地球轨道变化会重创较为单一的生态系统，使其疲惫不堪，因此地球便开始有些乱了套。
Some folk kill two birds with one stone: by booking a short holiday abroad they can escape miserable winter weather and the strained atmosphere of a family Christmas with the relatives.
一些人选择一举两得的做法：短期的出国度假。这样一来，不仅避开了冬季的糟糕气候，还摆脱了与家庭亲友共度圣诞的紧张气氛。
She looked a little pale and strained.
她看上去面色有点儿苍白，神情紧张。
Necks were strained for a glimpse of the stranger.
大家伸长了脖子想看一看这个陌生人。
"I was a bit gutted, as I strained my hamstring again on Friday, " said Richards.
“我有点沮丧，因为我在周五再次拉伤了我的腿筋。”理查兹说。
Population growth in Africa has long been a source of concern, as food and fresh water supplies are strained, but Kent argues that Africa's plentiful young may actually be viewed as its strength.
长久以来，随着紧张的食物和淡水供应，非洲的人口增长就是关注的源泉，但肯特坚决主张：实际上许多年轻人可以看做非洲的优点。
Alonso confronts rumours that he has a strained relationship with his new team-mate, Felipe Massa.
阿隆索否认了有关他和他新队友菲利普·马萨紧张关系的传闻。
And a failure to settle the Cyprus problem can only make Turkey's strained relations with the EU worse.
而未能解决的塞浦路斯问题只能使土耳其与欧盟紧张的关系恶化。
The other was a later painting of Adele, pale and strained, standing in a big hat with her arms loose amid fauve colours of red, mauve and green.
另一幅是关于阿黛尔后期的油画，[画中]阿黛尔显得苍白紧张、膀腕松弛，戴一大帽站立着，四周是红、紫红和绿色映衬。
Bipolar disorder may appear to be a problem other than mental illness-for instance, alcohol or drug abuse, poor school or work performance, or strained interpersonal relationships.
双向情感障碍会显得像个问题而不是精神疾病——例如，酒精或药物滥用，较差的学校或工作表现或紧张的人际关系。
Being uptight and stiff before you hit the stage will translate in a strained voice and someone who is obviously a nervous wreck.
突然上讲台的焦虑和拘谨将会转化为紧张的声音，使人显得精神极度紧张或不安。
If the pain is severe, you may have strained this area enough to cause a stress fracture in the tibia.
如果疼痛很剧烈，有可能是这块地方过于紧张而导致胫骨疲劳骨折。
Krishna told reporters on arrival Wednesday that his visit marks a new beginning in the efforts to improve strained relations.
克里希纳星期三抵达时告诉记者，这次出访标志着努力改善双边紧张关系的一个新开端。
During period of British intervention, ethnic Pashtun territories were divided by the Durand Line; such a division led to strained relations between Afghanistan and British India and later, Pakistan.
在英国殖民的那段时间，普什图族(Pashtun)的领土被杜兰德线(Durand Line)分割，并且导致了阿富汗和英属印度以及后来出现的巴基斯坦的紧张关系。
But in the complex and often strained web of relations between "Indian country" and the outside world, a little less defiance might have been helpful.
“印第安人的家园”和外部世界的关系复杂而又通常紧张，少一点敌意会有有益无害的。
The uncertainty poses a particular problem for the White House, which is attempting to press the "reset button" in strained relations with Moscow.
对于试图在与莫斯科紧张的双边关系上按下“重启动”按钮的白宫来说，对方不明确的立场是个特别的问题。
Mr Borloo would have pushed for more spending, particularly on social programmes, at a time when the French public finances are severely strained.
博尔洛将推动更大的开支，特别是在社会福利方面，而此时法国的公共财政正是严重吃紧之时。
Be inspired by nature. I love going outside, to take a breath of fresh air, to stretch, to get natural light into my computer-strained eyes.
我喜欢去户外，呼吸一下新鲜的空气，放松自己，让我这双常年被电脑辐射的眼睛也接触下自然的阳光。
Levi was a working chemist, but the title is a metaphor and even this figure of speech is sometimes a little strained to comply with the book's scheme.
莱维的本职是一名化学家，但是这个书名用的是暗喻手法。有的时候，这种修辞格与这本书的表达意图有些牵强附会。
Also, follow the remedy for flat feet to give your arch a little extra support and ease the burden of your strained shin muscle.
同时治疗平足以给你脚弓更多的支撑，同时可以让你紧张的胫骨肌肉得到松弛。
Mr Cameron's new band of Allies may be a symptom of Britain's strained relationship with Europe rather than a solution to it.
卡梅隆召集到的这帮新盟友，或许只能表现出英国和欧洲关系僵硬，而不是英国找到了改善关系的良方。
Father and son had a strained relationship and the elder Jackson was left out of his son's will.
由于父子俩的关系相当的紧张，因此儿子的遗嘱中，老杰克逊分文未得。
Driven characters tend to work long hours and, as a consequence, are at home with their families less. Such absence can mean strained relationships and endless guilt.
个性要强的人往往会加班加点地工作，因而与家人相处的时间比较少。这种缺位可能会造成家庭关系紧张，其本人也会感到无休止的内疚。
Strained familiar ties also feature in Miki's Instant Swamp (2009), which follows the editor of a struggling magazine who becomes a shopkeeper as a means of getting to know her real father.
三木聪导演的《速成沼泽》(2009)讲的是一个杂志编辑为了找到真正的父亲成为商店老板的故事，涉及的也是家庭关系紧张的问题。
Strained familiar ties also feature in Miki's Instant Swamp (2009), which follows the editor of a struggling magazine who becomes a shopkeeper as a means of getting to know her real father.
三木聪导演的《速成沼泽》(2009)讲的是一个杂志编辑为了找到真正的父亲成为商店老板的故事，涉及的也是家庭关系紧张的问题。
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