straining

名词 straining:

1. an intense or violent exertion
   同义词：strain
2. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
   同义词：distortion, overrefinement, torture, twisting

动词 strain:

1. to exert much effort or energy
   同义词：strive, reach, strain
2. test the limits of
   同义词：try, strain, stress
3. use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
   同义词：strain, extend
4. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
   同义词：sift, sieve, strain
5. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
   同义词：tense, strain, tense up
6. become stretched or tense or taught
   同义词：strain, tense
7. remove by passing through a filter
   同义词：filter, filtrate, strain, separate out, filter out
8. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
   同义词：puree, strain
9. alter the shape of (something) by stress
   同义词：deform, distort, strain

形容词 straining:

1. taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance- F.D.Roosevelt
   同义词：arduous, strenuous

1. The author seems to strain after novelty.
   作者似乎在力图标新立异。
2. My tendon was strained.
   我扭伤了肌腱。
3. You will strain your eyes by reading in such poor light.
   你在这样弱的光线下看书会损伤视力的。
4. Too heavy a load will strain the rope to its breaking point.
   负载过重会把绳子拉紧到崩断的地步。