strained

英 [streɪnd]

美 [streɪnd]

adj. 神色不宁的; 紧张的; 憔悴的; 不友好的; 不自然的; 做作的; 勉强的
v. 损伤; 拉伤; 扭伤; 尽力; 竭力; 使劲; 过度使用; 使不堪承受
strain的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：strained　过去式：strained　

Collins.1 / BNC.11473 / COCA.10773

牛津词典

adj.

神色不宁的；紧张的；憔悴的
showing the effects of worry or pressure
1. Her face looked strained and weary.
  她的脸色显得憔悴疲惫。
2. He spoke in a low, strained voice.
  他焦虑地低声说话。
紧张的；不友好的
not relaxed or friendly
1. There was a strained atmosphere throughout the meeting.
  会议自始至终气氛紧张。
2. Relations between the two families are strained.
  两家关系紧张。
不自然的；做作的；勉强的
not natural; produced by a deliberate effort
1. She gave a strained laugh.
  她勉强笑了一下。

ADJ-GRADED 焦虑的;紧张的;担忧的
If someone's appearance, voice, or behaviour isstrained, they seem worried and nervous.
1. She looked a little pale and strained...
  她看起来面色有点苍白，神情忧虑。
2. Gil sensed something wrong from her father's strained voice...
  吉尔从父亲紧张的声音中感觉到出了什么事了。
3. His laughter seemed a little strained.
  他的笑声好像有点不自然。
ADJ-GRADED （关系）紧张的，不友好的，互相猜测的
If relations between people arestrained, those people do not like or trust each other.
1. ...a period of strained relations between the prime minister and his deputy.
  总理和副总理之间关系紧张的时期

adj

struggling for effect
1. agonistic poses
Synonym:agonistic
lacking spontaneity
1. a constrained smile
2. forced heartiness
3. a strained smile
Synonym:constrainedforced
lacking natural ease
1. a labored style of debating
Synonym:laboredlaboured
showing signs of mental and emotional tension
1. her voice was strained as she asked the question

Smiling for the cameras, the two men strained to make small-talk.
两名男士微笑着面对镜头，东拉西扯着。
Little by little she lost the taut, strained air of perpetual anxiety.
长期焦虑带来的紧张而疲惫的神色从她脸上慢慢消失了。
Unlike East and West Germany, the two Yemens remained relatively friendly, though relations were often strained.
不像东德和西德，两个也门保持了相对友善的关系，虽然关系是时常紧张的。
He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle
他的大腿肌肉拉伤了，疼得很。
He sprained ( strained, wrenched) his ankle by a fall.
他摔了一跤扭了脚脖子。
He's strained his back and can't move.
他扭了腰，动不了了。
He sings with the strained discomfort of someone whose voice hasn't quite broken.
他唱得很拘谨，声音听起来像是某个还没完全变声的男孩。
And strained relations with NATO forces is adding to the difficulty.
巴基斯坦和北约部队的紧张关系导致困难增加。
He has strained a muscle in his leg.
他把腿部肌肉扭伤了。
Resources will be further strained by new demands for housing.
资源将因新的住房需求而变得更紧张。