英语释义

• under great stress;

  "her voice was strained as she asked the question"

• lacking natural ease;

  "a labored style of debating"

• lacking spontaneity; not natural;

  "a constrained smile"

  "forced heartiness"

  "a strained smile"

• struggling for effect;

  "agonistic poses"

片语

strained construction扭曲解释

strained ligament韧带扭伤

strained condition应变状态；受力状态

strained ring张力环

strained structure金属应变组织

strained wrist手腕扭伤

strained honey滤凈蜂蜜

strained relations"Strained Relations" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horse It was the second episode of series 4, and was first screened on 28 February 1985.

strained fruits擦伤果

strained ecosystem严重的生活习性体系

英汉例句

• some folk kill two birds with one stone: by booking a short holiday abroad they can escape miserable winter weather and the strained atmosphere of a family christmas with the relatives.

  一些人选择一举两得的做法:短期的出国度假。这样一来，不仅避开了冬季的糟糕气候，还摆脱了与家庭亲友共度圣诞的紧张气氛。

• levi was a working chemist, but the title is a metaphor and even this figure of speech is sometimes a little strained to comply with the book「s scheme.

  莱维的本职是一名化学家，但是这个书名用的是暗喻手法。有的时候，这种修辞格与这本书的表达意图有些牵强附会。

• in the past ten years, conflicts over digital citizenship, global electronic commerce, and rights to new information products and services have strained an already fragile legal system.

  在过去十年中，关于数字公民权、全球电子商务以及新的信息产品和服务的权利的沖突使早已脆弱的法律体系更为紧张。

• mr kan himself is keen to improve strained relations with japan’s once-oppressed neighbours, especially south korea and china.

  首相菅直人总是热心于改善与那些曾经受压迫的国家紧张关系，尤其是朝鲜和中国。

• you throw the party and she puts on a strained smile.

  派对如期开始了，她勉强挤出一个微笑。

• with the exception of those in south korea, australia and pakistan, most banks can finance all their loans with deposits, which puts them less at risk from strained money markets.

  除了韩国、澳大利亚和巴基斯坦的银行外，绝大多数银行还是能吸收足够的存款用来放贷的，这使得其不必冒从紧张的货币市场借贷的风险。

• analysts and u.s. officials say american pressure on pakistan over counterterrorism policy has strained the relationship between that country」s government and its military.

  分析人士和美国官员说，美国在反恐政策上对巴基斯坦施加的压力导致巴基斯坦政府和军方的关系紧张。

• that is what my old friend said with a strained voice.

  这就是我的老朋友用紧张的声音所说的话。

• one band went to mauritania after last year’s coup; many depart for countries that have strained relationships with america.

  其中一个乐队去年到了政变之后的毛里塔尼亚；还有许多去了和美国关系紧张的国家。

• bipolar disorder may appear to be a problem other than mental illness—for instance, alcohol or drug abuse, poor school or work performance, or strained interpersonal relationships.

  双向情感障碍会显得像个问题而不是精神疾病——例如，酒精或药物滥用，较差的学校或工作表现或紧张的人际关系。

• the united states, which is a sponsor of the middle east peace talks, says israeli settlements are an obstacle to peace, and the issue has strained relations with israel「s right-wing government.

  主导中东和平谈判的美国表示，以色列定居点问题是实现和平的一个障碍。这个问题已经造成美国与以色列右翼政府间的紧张关系。

• this book was written before the recent knife-edge election in ghana, a successful exercise in democracy, conducted in the most strained of circumstances.

  此书着于近期加纳那场胜负悬于一线间的选举之前，这是一场在最为紧张的环境下进行的成功的民主实践。

• and a failure to settle the cyprus problem can only make turkey’s strained relations with the eu worse.

  而不能解决塞浦路斯问题只能令土耳其同欧盟本已紧张的关系更加恶劣。

• that’s probably why trade relations are so strained between our countries.

  这大概就是我们两国之间贸易关系如此紧张的原因吧。

• whether investors have overreacted to strained finances of some european countries remains an open question.

  投资者对部分欧洲国家财政紧张的问题是否反应过度还无法确定。

• any effort to improve the countries」 strained relationship is of course to be welcomed as an indispensable contribution to increased stability and security in the region.

  任何改善两国紧张关系的努力，都是为促进该地区的稳定和安全做出的必不可少的贡献，当然都应受到欢迎。

• krishna told reporters on arrival wednesday that his visit marks a new beginning in the efforts to improve strained relations.

  克里希纳星期三抵达时告诉记者，这次出访标志着努力改善双边紧张关系的一个新开端。

• the uncertainty poses a particular problem for the white house, which is attempting to press the 「reset button」 in strained relations with moscow.

  对于试图在与莫斯科紧张的双边关系上按下「重启动」按钮的白宫来说，对方不明确的立场是个特别的问题。

• but the key conditions of the deal were agreed months ago and the timing of the announcement was clearly intended to soothe strained ties between australia and its most important trading partner.

  但这宗交易的关键条款在几个月前就已商定，此次宣布的时机，显然意在缓和澳大利亚与其最重要贸易伙伴之间的紧张关系。

相似词

nervous神经的；紧张不安的；强健有力的

forced强迫（force的过去式）

相反词

artless天真的；朴实的；无虚饰的

genuine真实的，真正的；诚恳的

natural自然的事情；白癡；本位音

spontaneous自发的；自然的；无意识的

unaffected不受影响的；自然的；真挚的；不矫揉造作的

uncontrived未预谋的

unfeigned真实的，不虚伪的

unforced非被强迫（unforce的过去分词）