日本語WordNet
lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"
showing signs of mental and emotional tension; "her voice was strained as she asked the question"
lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"
AIによる解説
Showing signs of tension or stress; forced or unnatural; past tense of 'strain'.
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The scientist purchased an expensive microscope for her laboratory. The instrument enabled observations at unprecedented resolution, revealing cellular structures that previous equipment could not visualize. This device transformed her research program, albeit its acquisition strained the department's budget severely.
科学者は実験室のために高価な顕微鏡を購入した。この器具は前例のない解像度での観察を可能にし、以前の設備では視覚化できなかった細胞構造を明らかにした。この装置は彼女の研究プログラムを変革したが、その取得は部門の予算を深刻に圧迫した。
His emotional neediness strained their relationship.
彼の感情的な依存が二人の関係に緊張をもたらした。
The bacteriologist discovered a new strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
その細菌学者は新しい抗生物質耐性菌の株を発見した。
Pronunciation data from ipa-dict (MIT License) based on cmudict-ipa by @lingz