strain¹

vt.

1. 拉緊；拖緊；伸張
   The heavy box strained the rope to a breaking point.

   那隻沉重的箱子幾乎把繩子拉斷。

2. 盡力睜大（眼）；竭力喊[O2]
   She strained her eyes in the darkness.

   她在黑暗中睜大眼睛看。

3. 使過勞（以致受損傷）；扭傷
   John strained his eyes by reading too much small print.

   約翰因看過多的小字體而弄壞了眼睛。

4. 濫用；曲解，歪曲
   The official was warned not to strain his power.

   那個官員受到警告，不可濫用職權。

5. 過濾
6. 緊抱[（+to）]
7. 超越……之所及

vi.

1. 盡力，使勁[（+at/after/under）][+to-v]
   He strained to finish the work in a week.

   他拼命努力，想在一週內完成工作。

   They strained to row the boat.

   他們奮力划船。

2. 緊拉；緊拖[（+at）]
   He strained at the rope and the boat moved.

   他拉緊纜繩，船隨著動了。

3. 不肯接受，以為不可[（+at）]
4. 扭歪；彎曲；（因用力而）變形
5. 被過濾；滲出
6. 緊靠[（+against）]