【strain音标】 英[streɪn] 美[streɪn]
【单词释义】 strain是什么意思：
v.拉紧，拉伤；用力拉；绷紧；扭伤；使不堪忍受，使紧张n.紧张；张力，压力；损伤，扭伤；品种，类型；气质，个性特点；血缘；困难，负担
[单词分级] 大学英语四级词汇
[单词复数] strains [第三人称单数] strains
[单词现在分词] straining
[单词过去式] strained
[单词过去分词] strained
【strain形近词/近似词】
restrain vt.限制；制止；抑制
constrain vt.强迫；强使；限制；约束
train n.火车；行列 v.训练；培养
【单词例句】
◇ The wind bore the strains of the organ towards her, and she raised her tearful countenance, and said, "O God, help me!"
风儿把教堂的风琴声向她吹来。她抬起被眼泪润湿了的脸，说："上帝啊，请帮助我！"
---- The Red Shoes
◇ All his retinue now strained their eyes, hoping to discover something on the looms, but they could see no more than the others; nevertheless, they all exclaimed, "Oh, how beautiful!" and advised his majesty to have some new clothes made from this splendid material, for the approaching procession.
跟他来的全体随员也仔细地看了又看，可是他们也没有看出更多的东西。不过，他们也照着皇帝的话说：“啊，真是美极了！”他们建议皇帝用这种新奇的、美丽的布料做成衣服，穿上这衣服亲自去参加快要举行的游行大典。
◇ She added that one of her biggest concerns is whether the planet will have enough resources to meet people's basic needs. Population growth, combined with climate change, could strain agriculture and access to clean drinking water even more.
她补充说，一个最大的担忧是地球上是否有足够的资源来满足人们的基本需求。人口增长加之气候变化可能会给农业生产和获取清洁饮用水带来更多困难。
---- World's population could swell to 10.9 billion by 2100
◇ Typical injuries include slips, sprains and strains, but treadmills can also cause serious burns, concussions, broken bones and even death, although the latter is rare.
跑步机导致的受伤通常包括滑倒、扭伤、拉伤，但跑步机也会导致严重烧伤、脑震荡、骨折甚至死亡，尽管后者比较罕见。
---- How to use treadmills safely
◇ "Stomach sleeping is the worst. It places strain on the muscles of the head, neck and jaw, strains the jaw joints, can also twist the lower back and pelvis," he said.
他说：“俯卧是最差的睡姿。这会使头颈部和下巴的肌肉处于紧张状态，让下颌关节过度劳累，还会扭伤下背部和骨盆。”