strain
翻譯
壓力, 緊張, 品種, 扭傷
例句
The strain of the job was too much.
這份工作的壓力太大了。
He suffered a muscle strain in his leg.
他的腿部肌肉拉傷了。
This is a new strain of rice.
這是一種新的水稻品種。
文法模式
((a strain on sth.)) (對某事的)壓力 The long hours put a strain on their relationship.
近義詞
同義詞: pressure, tension, stress; 反義詞: relief, relaxation
詞源
源自古法語 'estreindre'，意為「緊緊捆綁」。
記憶技巧
想像一根被拉緊的繩子所承受的「拉力(strain)」，它處於巨大的壓力之下。