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strained

/stɹeɪ̯nd/

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verb

紧握，攥紧。

To hold tightly, to clasp.

Examples :

"The little girl strained her teddy bear to her chest, comforting herself after a bad dream. "

小女孩把泰迪熊紧紧地抱在胸前，想以此来安慰自己从噩梦中惊醒的心。

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verb

拉紧，绷紧。

To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.

Examples :

"Relations between the United States and Guatemala traditionally have been close, although at times strained by human rights and civil/military issues."

美国和危地马拉的关系传统上一直很紧密，但有时会因为人权和军民问题而变得紧张，甚至拉紧。

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verb

拉伤，扭伤。

To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.

Examples :

"The gale strained the timbers of the ship."

狂风拉伤了船上的木材。

action condition medicine body

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verb

拉紧，绷紧。

To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.

Examples :

"The carpenter strained the wood plank to make it fit into the frame. "

木匠拉紧了木板，使它能够嵌入框架里。

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verb

勉强，尽力，费力。

To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.

Examples :

"Sitting in back, I strained to hear the speaker."

坐在后排，我努力想听清演讲者的声音。

action sensation mind body

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verb

牵强，勉强.

To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in terms of intent or meaning.

Examples :

"to strain the law in order to convict an accused person"

为了给被告定罪，牵强附会地解释法律.

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verb

过滤，滤。

To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander

Examples :

"To prepare the juice, I strained the orange pulp from the liquid. "

为了准备果汁，我把橙子的果肉从液体里过滤掉了。

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verb

过滤，滤过。

To percolate; to be filtered.

Examples :

"water straining through a sandy soil"

水渗透过沙质土壤。

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verb

勉强，尽力，强迫。

To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.

Examples :

"The student strained to understand the difficult math problem, forcing himself to focus despite feeling tired. "

那个学生很吃力地试图理解那道难解的数学题，尽管感到疲惫，还是强迫自己集中精力。

attitude condition emotion

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verb

强迫，催促。

To urge with importunity; to press.

Examples :

"to strain a petition or invitation"

强迫提交请愿书或邀请函。

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verb

拥抱，紧抱

Hug somebody; to hold somebody tightly.

Examples :

"After a long trip, the little girl strained her mother in a tight embrace. "

长途旅行后，小女孩紧紧地拥抱住她的妈妈。

body action human family emotion

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verb

生育，产生，交配。

To beget, generate (of light), engender, copulate (both of animals and humans), lie with, be born, come into the world.

Examples :

"A man straineth, liveth, then dieth."

人先是生育，然后活着，最终死去。

family biology animal human sex

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adjective

过滤过的，滤过的

Forced through a strainer.

Examples :

"Babies don’t seem to like strained peas, even though the puree is easy for them to eat and digest."

即使豌豆泥很容易让宝宝们食用和消化，他们似乎也不喜欢过滤过的豌豆泥。

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adjective

紧张的，绷紧的。

Under tension; tense.

Examples :

"Ever since the fight our relation has been strained."

自从那次争吵之后，我们的关系就变得很紧张了。

mind condition emotion

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adjective

勉强的，牵强的

Not natural or spontaneous but done with effort

Examples :

"A strained smile."

一个勉强的笑容。

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