put a strain on sb/sth
表示给某人或某事物造成压力或负担。
Long working hours put a strain on his health.
长时间工作给他的健康带来了压力。
精神压力；焦虑；紧张；拉伤；扭伤；（尤指微生物或病毒的）株，品系；（性格中的）倾向；遗传特质；旋律；曲调
A state of being stretched or exerted to an excessive degree; great physical effort or tension.
指体力上的紧张或用力，区别于精神压力。
微生物、病毒等生物的特定品系,通常为种下分类单位。
A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
拉紧的动作或被拉紧的状态。
The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
(物理)物体在施加力作用下的变形
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
遗传特征、品质、倾向或性情。
Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.
剧烈的努力；过度的、有害的用力或紧张,如肌肉的。
A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles.
导致担忧或情绪紧张的困难
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; ; - R.J.Samuelson
持续的乐音或旋律；歌曲；颂诗或其他诗歌的特定段落；也指诗歌或歌曲的主旨或反复句。
Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, etc.
因剧烈用力造成的损伤；扭伤。
An injury resulting from violent effort; a sprain.
一连串形成独特序列的音符
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
雄辩、诗意或文采斐然的语言。
Language that is eloquent, poetic, or otherwise heightened.
物体变形的无量纲度量,指工程应变或真实应变。
A dimensionless measure of object deformation either referring to engineering strain or true strain.
The constant noise from the construction site put a lot of strain on the residents.
建筑工地持续不断的噪音给居民们带来了很大的压力。
用法提示：strain 作名词，指因外界干扰而产生的精神压力。
AI contextual example
She has been under great strain since she started her new job.
自从开始新工作以来，她一直承受着巨大的压力。
用法提示：strain 作名词，表示因工作而造成的心理紧张。
AI contextual example
The extra workload is adding more strain to an already busy team.
额外的工作量正给本已繁忙的团队增加更多压力。
用法提示：strain 作名词，指额外负担带来的压力。
AI contextual example
表示给某人或某事物造成压力或负担。
Long working hours put a strain on his health.
长时间工作给他的健康带来了压力。
under strain 表示处于受压或紧张的状态。
The whole system is under enormous strain.
整个系统承受着巨大的压力。
此义指微生物、病毒等的品系或毒株。
Scientists have discovered a new strain of the flu virus.
科学家发现了一种新的流感病毒毒株。
the strain of doing sth 指做某事带来的压力或负担。
She found the strain of caring for her elderly parents exhausting.
她感到照顾年迈父母的压力让人筋疲力尽。
最接近的同义词，常可互换使用。
侧重外界施加的压力，与 strain 强度相当。
指心理或关系上的紧张状态，可互换。
强调忧虑不安的情绪，比 strain 更具体。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have strain in my lower back after the long drive.
正确表达I have a strain in my lower back after the long drive.
表示“拉伤、扭伤”时 strain 是可数名词，单数前必须加 a/an。汉语“拉伤”不带冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子Their marriage is in great strain these days.
正确表达Their marriage is under great strain these days.
表示“处于压力、紧张状态之下”要用固定搭配 under strain，介词用 under 而非 in；in 不能用于该名词短语。
grammar · medium
易错句子Scientists found three new strain of the virus.
正确表达Scientists found three new strains of the virus.
strain 作“（病毒等的）品系”讲是可数名词，基数词 three 之后必须用复数 strains。汉语名词没有复数形式变化，因此容易漏加 -s。
这里 strain 指心理紧张或压力，反义词为放松
这里 strain 指心理紧张或压力，反义词为安逸
这里 strain 指心理紧张或压力，反义词为平静
精神压力
The constant deadlines put him under great mental strain.
不断的截止日期让他承受巨大的精神压力。
肌肉拉伤
He was sidelined with a muscle strain after the game.
比赛后他因肌肉拉伤而缺阵。
眼睛疲劳
Staring at the screen for hours can cause eye strain.
连续几小时盯着屏幕会导致眼睛疲劳。
处于压力下
The bridge is under strain from the heavy traffic.
这座桥因交通繁忙而承受压力。
新毒株
Scientists are monitoring a new strain of the virus.
科学家正在监测一种新的病毒毒株。
与strain同属心理紧张的概念域，常互为因果
strain常引发或伴随焦虑情绪
strain与tension均描述心理或身体紧绷状态
外部压力是导致strain的常见因素
长期strain会导致身心疲劳
给...带来压力
The extra work put a strain on their relationship.
额外的工作给他们的关系带来了压力。
处于压力之下
The bridge is under strain from the heavy traffic.
这座桥因交通繁忙而承受着压力。
一种...的倾向
There is a strain of humor in his writing.
他的作品中带有一种幽默的倾向。
在他的血液里，这种菌株已经存在。
The strain is in his blood, and it will transform him.
菌株已经在他的血液里，会把他变成那个东西。
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