strain

中文： 过滤、滤

1. To apply a force or forces to by stretching out. (transitive) · to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship
2. To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force. (transitive) · The gale strained the timbers of the ship.
3. To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam. (transitive)
4. To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable. · Sitting in back, I strained to hear the speaker.
5. To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in terms of intent or meaning. (transitive) · to strain the law in order to convict an accused person
6. To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander. (transitive)
7. To percolate; to be filtered. (intransitive) · water straining through a sandy soil
8. To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain. (transitive)

He/she/it strains · 过去式 strained · 过去分词 strained · -ing形式 straining