strain

• n.
  • (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
  • difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

    "she endured the stresses and strains of life"

    同义词： stress

  • a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

    同义词： tune melody air melodic line line melodic phrase

  • (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"

    同义词： mental strain nervous strain

  • a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

    "he created a new strain of sheep"

    同义词： breed stock

  • (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

    "a new strain of microorganisms"

    同义词： form variant var.

  • a lineage or race of people

    同义词： breed

  • injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
  • the general meaning or substance of an utterance

    同义词： tenor

  • an effortful attempt to attain a goal

    同义词： striving nisus pains

  • an intense or violent exertion

    同义词： straining

  • the act of singing

    同义词： song

• v.
  • to exert much effort or energy

    "straining our ears to hear"

    同义词： strive reach

  • test the limits of

    同义词： try stress

  • use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

    "Don't strain your mind too much"

    同义词： extend

  • separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

    同义词： sift sieve

  • cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

    同义词： tense tense up

  • become stretched or tense or taught

    "the rope strained when the weight was attached"

    同义词： tense

  • remove by passing through a filter

    同义词： filter filtrate separate out filter out

  • rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender

    同义词： puree

  • alter the shape of (something) by stress

    同义词： deform distort

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