straining 音标拼音: [str'enɪŋ]
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straining adj 1 :
taxing to the utmost ;
testing powers of endurance ; "
his final ,
straining burst of speed "; "
a strenuous task ";
"
your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here "-
F .
D .
Roosevelt [
synonym : {
arduous }, {
straining },
{
strenuous }]
n 1 :
an intense or violent exertion [
synonym : {
strain }, {
straining }]
2 :
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean [
synonym : {
distortion },
{
overrefinement }, {
straining }, {
torture }, {
twisting }]
Strain \
Strain \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Strained };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Straining }.] [
OF .
estraindre ,
estreindre ,
F . ['
e ]
treindre ,
L .
stringere to draw or bind tight ;
probably akin to Gr . ?
a halter , ?
that which is squeezwd out ,
a drop ,
or perhaps to E .
strike .
Cf . {
Strangle }, {
Strike }, {
Constrain }, {
District },
{
Strait },
a . {
Stress }, {
Strict }, {
Stringent }.]
1 .
To draw with force ;
to extend with great effort ;
to stretch ;
as ,
to strain a rope ;
to strain the shrouds of a ship ;
to strain the cords of a musical instrument . "
To strain his fetters with a stricter care ." --
Dryden .
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2 . (
Mech .)
To act upon ,
in any way ,
so as to cause change of form or volume ,
as forces on a beam to bend it .
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3 .
To exert to the utmost ;
to ply vigorously .
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He sweats ,
Strains his young nerves . --
Shak .
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They strain their warbling throats To welcome in the spring . --
Dryden .
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4 .
To stretch beyond its proper limit ;
to do violence to ,
in the matter of intent or meaning ;
as ,
to strain the law in order to convict an accused person .
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There can be no other meaning in this expression ,
however some may pretend to strain it . --
Swift .
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5 .
To injure by drawing ,
stretching ,
or the exertion of force ;
as ,
the gale strained the timbers of the ship .
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6 .
To injure in the muscles or joints by causing to make too strong an effort ;
to harm by overexertion ;
to sprain ;
as ,
to strain a horse by overloading ;
to strain the wrist ;
to strain a muscle .
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Prudes decayed about may track ,
Strain their necks with looking back . --
Swift .
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7 .
To squeeze ;
to press closely .
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Evander with a close embrace Strained his departing friend . --
Dryden .
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8 .
To make uneasy or unnatural ;
to produce with apparent effort ;
to force ;
to constrain .
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He talks and plays with Fatima ,
but his mirth Is forced and strained . --
Denham .
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The quality of mercy is not strained . --
Shak .
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9 .
To urge with importunity ;
to press ;
as ,
to strain a petition or invitation .
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Note ,
if your lady strain his entertainment . --
Shak .
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10 .
To press ,
or cause to pass ,
through a strainer ,
as through a screen ,
a cloth ,
or some porous substance ;
to purify ,
or separate from extraneous or solid matter ,
by filtration ;
to filter ;
as ,
to strain milk through cloth .
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{
To strain a point },
to make a special effort ;
especially ,
to do a degree of violence to some principle or to one '
s own feelings .
{
To strain courtesy },
to go beyond what courtesy requires ;
to insist somewhat too much upon the precedence of others ; --
often used ironically . --
Shak .
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Straining \
Strain "
ing \,
a . &
n .
from {
Strain }.
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{
Straining piece } (
Arch .),
a short piece of timber in a truss ,
used to maintain the ends of struts or rafters ,
and keep them from slipping .
See Illust .
of {
Queen -
post }.
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135 Moby Thesaurus words for "
straining ":
bloat ,
bloating ,
bolting ,
breaking point ,
cautious ,
clarification ,
colature ,
coloring ,
confabulation ,
corruption ,
demurring ,
destructive distillation ,
diffident ,
distension ,
distillation ,
distortion ,
draining ,
drudging ,
edulcoration ,
effusion ,
elution ,
elutriation ,
equivocation ,
essentialization ,
exaggeration ,
excretion ,
exfiltration ,
exhausting ,
extraction ,
extravasation ,
extreme tension ,
exudation ,
false coloring ,
false swearing ,
falsification ,
falsifying ,
faltering ,
fatiguesome ,
fatiguing ,
filtering ,
filtration ,
grinding ,
grubbing ,
grueling ,
hardworking ,
haul ,
heave ,
hesitant ,
hesitating ,
inflation ,
jibbing ,
killing ,
laboring ,
leaching ,
lixiviation ,
miscoloring ,
misconstruction ,
misdirection ,
misinterpretation ,
misrepresentation ,
misstatement ,
misuse ,
ooze ,
oozing ,
overdistension ,
overdrawing ,
overexertion ,
overexpansion ,
overextension ,
overstrain ,
overstraining ,
overstress ,
overstretching ,
overtaxing ,
pegging ,
percolating ,
percolation ,
perjury ,
perversion ,
plodding ,
plugging ,
prevarication ,
pull ,
punishing ,
purification ,
rack ,
refinement ,
riddling ,
screening ,
scrupling ,
seep ,
seepage ,
separation ,
shilly -
shallying ,
sieving ,
sifting ,
slanting ,
slaving ,
slogging ,
snapping point ,
spiritualization ,
sticking ,
stickling ,
strain ,
stress ,
stress and strain ,
stressful ,
stressfulness ,
stretch ,
stretching ,
striving ,
struggling ,
sublimation ,
sweating ,
swelling ,
taxing ,
tension ,
tentative ,
timid ,
tiresome ,
tiring ,
toiling ,
toilsome ,
torturing ,
transudation ,
trying ,
tug ,
weariful ,
wearing ,
wearisome ,
wearying ,
weep ,
weeping ,
winnowing ,
working
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