名詞 straining:

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

動詞 strain:

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

形容詞 straining:

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

1. The author seems to strain after novelty.
   作者似乎在力圖標新立異。
2. My tendon was strained.
   我扭傷了肌腱。
3. You will strain your eyes by reading in such poor light.
   你在這樣弱的光線下看書會損傷視力的。
4. Too heavy a load will strain the rope to its breaking point.
   負載過重會把繩子拉緊到崩斷的地步。