straining
/streɪn/
动词
滤，过滤（食物）
Could you strain the vegetables, please.
你能把菜滤一滤吗？
（使）紧张，（使）承受压力；拉紧，绷紧；损伤
I strained a muscle in my back playing squash.
我打壁球拉伤了背肌。
（尤指金钱）过多使用
Increases in wholesale oil prices have strained the company's finances.
油料批发价的上涨让公司财务支出过多。
/streɪn/
名词
压力；拉力，张力；作用力
a groin/hamstring strain
腹股沟／腘旁腱拉伤
类型；品质；个性特点，禀性
A strain of puritanism runs through all her work.
她的所有作品都带有一种清教主义色彩。
旋律；曲调
I could hear the strains of Mozart in the background.
我听见背景音中有莫扎特的旋律。