strain a muscle
collocation拉伤肌肉
He strained a muscle in his back while lifting weights.
他举重时拉伤了背部肌肉。
拉伤；扭伤
straining — present participle of strain
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拉伤；扭伤
To injure a muscle or part of the body by stretching or pulling it too hard.
He strained his back while lifting the heavy box.
他搬重箱子时拉伤了背部。
通过拉伸施加力。
To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
因牵拉、拉伸或用力而损伤。
To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
以某种方式作用,使其形状或体积改变,如使梁弯曲。
To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
尽力或挣扎去做某事,尤指过度使用感官或才能。
To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
strain
Base
原形
strains
3rd person
第三人称单数
straining
-ing
现在分词
strained
Past
过去式
strained
Past participle
过去分词
She strains the pasta every time.
她每次都过滤意大利面。
He is straining his eyes to read the small print.
他正使劲眯着眼看小字。
They strained the juice yesterday.
他们昨天过滤了果汁。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为strained。
Try not to strain your eyes when reading in the dark.
在黑暗中阅读时，尽量不要让眼睛过度疲劳。
She strained her ankle while playing basketball.
她打篮球时扭伤了脚踝。
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拉伤肌肉
He strained a muscle in his back while lifting weights.
他举重时拉伤了背部肌肉。
费力地听
I strained to hear what they were whispering.
我费力地听他们在小声说什么。
使劲看；用眼过度
Don't strain your eyes reading in the dim light.
不要在昏暗的光线下看书，以免眼睛过度疲劳。
把汤过滤
Strain the soup before serving.
上汤前先把汤过滤一下。
竭尽全力
She strained every nerve to stay calm.
她竭尽全力保持冷静。
竭尽全力
She strained every nerve to finish the project on time.
她竭尽全力按时完成这个项目。
急于做某事；迫不及待
The kids are straining at the leash to go out and play.
孩子们迫不及待地想出去玩。
破例；通融
I'll strain a point and let you in without a ticket.
我就破例让你没票也进去。
慈悲并非勉强而来的；出自《威尼斯商人》，指真正的仁慈是自发流露的，不是被迫的。
He strained his eyes to read the small print.
他瞪大眼睛费力地看那行小字。
滤出蠓虫，却吞下骆驼；出自《马太福音》，讽刺人只计较小事而忽略重大过错。
She strained the pasta before adding the sauce.
她把意大利面沥干后才加上酱汁。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
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联想记忆：strain 里有 train（火车）——火车头用力拉，拉过头就拉伤；又把汤倒进滤网过滤。一个词记住“拉/伤/滤”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：sports injury and physical strain、cooking and filtering、formal writing about relationships and effort strain 的语域随义项和搭配变化：表示“拉伤/扭伤”或“过滤”时通常为中性，日常口语和书面语都常见；表示“竭力”“曲解”“关系紧张”等抽象义时多用于正式或书面语境。
真正押韵（/eɪn/）：train、brain、plain、grain、stain、chain 都与 strain 的 /eɪn/ 重合。注意形似但读音不同的词：certain（/ˈsɜːrtən/）、mountain（/ˈmaʊntən/）、Britain（/ˈbrɪtən/）、captain（/ˈkæptɪn/），它们的 -ain 不重读，不押韵。
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