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strain noun 1severe demand on strength, resources, etc. 紧张；压力ADJECTIVE | VERB + STRAIN | STRAIN + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEconsiderable, enormous, great, heavy, real, severe, terrible, tremendous 相当大的压力；沉重的压力；可怕的压力◆It's a real strain having to get up so early!这么早起床真够受的！slight 微小的压力increasing 不断增大的压力constant 持续的压力excessive, intolerable (especially BrE) , unbearable, undue 过大的压力；难以忍受的压力emotional, financial, mental, nervous, physical, psychological 情感／经济／思想／精神／身体／心理压力◆The mental strain of sharing an office with Alison was starting to show.与艾利森共用一间办公室带来的精神压力逐渐开始显现。VERB + STRAINbe under, come under, feel, suffer, suffer from 处在压力下；感到累；遭受压力◆Television newsreaders come under enormous strain.电视新闻播报员处于极大的压力之下。◆After weeks of overtime, she was starting to feel the strain.加班几个星期以后，她开始感觉到了疲劳。cause, create, impose, place, put 引起压力；造成压力；强加压力；施加压力◆Increasing demand is placing undue strain on services.需求不断增加对服务造成过大的压力。ease, reduce 舒缓／减轻压力cope with, stand, take 应付／忍受／承受压力increase 增加压力STRAIN + VERBshow, take its toll (on sb), tell (on sb) (BrE) 压力显现；压力（对某人）造成伤害；压力（对某人）产生影响◆After weeks of uncertainty, the strain was beginning to take its toll.几个星期的忐忑不安之后，压力开始让人受不了了。PREPOSITIONunder the strain 在压力下◆The ice gave way under the strain.冰在压力作用下坍塌了。◆He broke down under the strain of having to work twelve hours a day.他在一天工作 12 个小时的压力下崩溃了。strain on 对⋯的压力◆Losing the business put a strain on their relationship.生意丢了，他们的关系变得紧张起来。PHRASESa bit of a strain 一点儿紧张◆I found it a bit of a strain making conversation with her.和她谈话我感到有点儿紧张。signs of strain 紧张的迹象◆After three years, their marriage was beginning to show signs of strain.3 年后，他们的婚姻开始出现紧张迹象。stresses and strains 压力和紧张◆the stresses and strains of a long day漫长的一天的压力和紧张take the strain off sb, take the strain out of sth 减轻⋯的压力◆The Internet takes the strain out of shopping.因特网减轻了购物的压力。 |