strain

Duỗi, căng cơ

to stretch your body or part of it, especially when you are exercising

• strain a muscle

Collocations straining muscles · straining to reach something

• He strained his back lifting the heavy box.

  Anh ấy đã căng cơ lưng khi nâng thùng hàng nặng.

Nỗ lực, cố gắng

to try very hard to do something, especially when it is difficult or unpleasant

• strain to do sth

Collocations straining to understand · straining to hear

• She strained to catch what he was saying.

  Cô ấy cố gắng nghe rõ những gì anh ta đang nói.

Lọc, lọc qua vật liệu

to pass liquid through a cloth or other material to remove solid particles from it

• strain something

Collocations straining soup · straining juice

• Strain the mixture through a sieve.

  Lọc hỗn hợp qua rây.

Đưa ra áp lực, gây sức ép

to put pressure on someone or something, especially in order to make them do what you want

• strain sb/sth

Collocations straining a relationship · straining resources

• The company is straining its finances to complete the project.

  Công ty đang gây sức ép về tài chính để hoàn thành dự án.

Sự căng thẳng, lo lắng

a feeling of worry or nervousness about something that is happening now or might happen in the future

• have a strain

Collocations strain of work · strain of illness

• She's under a lot of strain at the moment.

  Cô ấy đang chịu nhiều áp lực vào lúc này.

Phần, phần tử riêng biệt

a part or section of something, especially when it is separated from other parts

• part of sth

Collocations strain of bacteria · strain of virus

• The new strain of flu is spreading rapidly.

  Cúm chủng mới đang lây lan nhanh chóng.

Giọng điệu, âm sắc

the quality or character of a sound, especially the way it is produced by an instrument or voice

• tone of sth

Collocations strain in a voice · strain in music

• There was a strain of sadness in her voice.

  Giọng cô ấy có âm sắc buồn.

Đẩy mạnh, kéo mạnh

to pull something hard or with great force, especially to remove it from where it is fixed

• pull sth

Collocations strain a bolt · strain a wire

• He strained the rope until it snapped.

  Anh ấy kéo dây cáp mạnh đến khi nó đứt.