at(或onthe)strain努力地;紧张地atfullstrain竭尽全力,全力以赴put(或place)(a)strainon(或upon)使…(极度)紧张,使处于紧张状态使经受(严峻)考验使(极度)劳累strainatsomething使劲拉某物;使劲做某事;努力争取对某事觉得难以接受,对某事顾虑重重underthe(或a)strain处于紧张状态处于拉紧状态withoutstrain毫不费力地,自然地bestrangeat对…是生手,对…显得外行feelstrange感到不舒服,觉得头晕目眩感到不自在,感到不安Itfeelsstrange.这倒怪了。lookstrange显得奇怪,显得不寻常做出不认识某人的样子makestrange[主方言]表现得不友好,表现得令人吃惊strangeto对…生疏(或不熟悉)strangetosay奇怪的是,说也奇怪Adrowningmanwillcatchatastraw.见manastrawinthewind(预示未来迹象的)苗头,动向,预兆Astrawshowswhichwaythewindblows.[谚语]草动知风向;观微知著。care(或give)astraw喜欢,感兴趣介意,计较[常用于否定句]catch(或clutch,grasp,seize,snatch)atastraw(或straws)捞救命稻草,急不暇择,作绝望的挣扎drawstraws(用长短不同的麦秆)抽签[口语]昏昏欲睡,(眼睛)困得睁不开inthestraw(谷物)未脱粒[古语]在坐蓐,在分娩Itisthelaststrawthatbreaksthecamel'sback.[谚语]最后凑上的一个细小因素引发一场大祸。makebrickswithoutstraw见bricknotmatterastraw不要紧,一点儿关系也没有not(to)careastraw(或twostraws)毫不在意,毫不在乎notworthastraw(或threestraws)毫无价值outofthestraw[古语]产后复元splitstraws(对某事)作无益的繁琐分析(或考证);为细小的分歧而争吵;钻牛角尖straws(或astraw)inthewind苗头,迹象,预兆thestrawthatbrokethecamel'sback最终令人无法忍受的事;最终导致失败的因素thrashoveroldstraw[口语]做别人已做过之事,多此一举throwstrawsaganistthewind顶风扔草,做徒劳无益之事wearastrawinherear(寡妇)准备再嫁likeabluestreak见bluestreaklikestreaks(或astreak)[口语]闪电般地,飞快地,急速地makeastreakfor[美国口语]向…飞快地跑去talkabluestreak连珠炮似的说话yellowstreak(downone'sback)胆怯,懦怯,懦弱,卑怯down(the)stream在下游;向下游go(或strive,swim)againstthestream逆潮流行事;不随波逐流go(或swim,drift,sail)withthestream顺应潮流;随波逐流,随大流inastream(或streams)连续不断地,川流不息地onstream[美国英语]在生产中,投产raisestream加大(锅炉等的)气压振奋精神激动起来加速进行Shallowstreamsmakemostdin.[谚语]溪浅水声喧;学识浅薄者爱高谈阔论。tailupanddown(the)stream【航海学】(停船)随潮水涨落而起伏up(the)stream在上游;向下游atfullstrength满员;满额belowstrength不足额定人数(或兵员)的bymainstrength以最大力量,尽全力fromstrength以强大的实力fromstrengthtostrength不断壮大,越来越强大gatherstrength(病后)身体逐渐康复力量逐渐增强Givemestrength![口语]愿上帝赐给我力量!真受不了!Godgivemestrength!=Givemestrength!infullstrength全体;全体出动(酒等)未掺水,高浓度instrength!在实力上;在力量上大量,数目众多measureone'sstrengthwith与…较量;和…比力气offthestrength【军事】[口语]未列入编制;未入兵员册士兵结婚未经上级批准onthestrength【军事】[口语]列入编制;在册士兵结婚已获上级批准onthestrengthof依靠,依赖靠…的有利条件;受…的鼓舞=onthestrengthunderstrength=belowstrengthuptofullstrength=atfullstrengthlay(或place,put)stresson(或upon)把重点放在…上;强调;着重于understressofweather迫于恶劣的天气,因受恶劣天气的影响under(或drivenby)(the)stressof为…所迫;为所驱使atastretch一口气,不停顿地[主英国英语]在充分利用资源(或设备等)的情况之下,勉强地atfullstretch非常(或极其)紧张地;竭尽全力,全力以赴atthestretch【军事】=atastretchonastretch=atastretchonthestretch紧张着put(或set)uponthefullstretch使极度紧张;使倾注全力stretchapoint见pointstretchoneself伸直身子,伸懒腰stretchoneselfout(on)伸直(或舒展)身子(在…上)躺着stretchone'slegs见legstretchone'swings见winbethrownoutofone'sstride仓皇失措,窘困getintoone'sstride开始充满信心地工作hitone'sstride达到正常速度;发挥出正常水平instride不影响正常活动地泰然自若地makegreat(或rapid)strides进展迅速,突飞猛进putsomeoneoffhisstride[口语]干扰某人工作,打乱某人的工作进程;使某人失去镇静takesomethinginone'sstride从容(或轻易)地对付某事,毫不费力地做某事【马术】从容跨越障碍bestruckby(或with)被…所侵袭(或袭击)为…所感到,被…所触动,被…打动;被…所迷惑bestruckon非常喜欢[常用于否定句]callastrike号召(或发动)罢工go(或comeout)on(a)strike举行(或进行、实行)罢工havetwostrikesagainstone[美国口语]处于极其不利的地位(或状态);难于获得成功onstrike在罢工strikeabadpatch倒霉;遭不幸strikeabargain成交;达成协议strikeablowagainst反对strikeablowfor支持,捍卫strikeachord引起共鸣,触动心弦strikeacutting插枝使生根strikeafalsenote写(或做)得不恰当strikea(或the)happymedium采取折中办法,走中庸之道strikealight擦火柴,打着火柴[口语]把话说清楚[口语]哎唷,该死!strikeanote(of)发表(…的)看法(或意见);给人留下(…的)印象strikeapose摆出一种姿势,装腔作势strikealarminto使胆战心惊,使充满恐惧strikeanattitude=strikeaposestrikeanupbeatnote乐观strikeattheroot(或roots)of设法摧毁…的基础,根绝;破坏strikebelow入舱;搬到下面strikebelowthebelt见hitbelowthebeltstrikecamp收起帐篷;撤营,拔营strikedreadinto=strikealarmintostrikefearinto=strikealarmintostrikefire(用火石等)打火;(用火柴)擦火引起热烈反响,激起热情strikefrom(或off)therolls从(律师)名册上取消(某人的)名字;吊销(某人的)律师执照strikeoil钻探到石油[口语]大获成功,称心如意;暴富strikeone's(或the)colours降旗投降;认输strikeone's(或the)flag投降,停止抵抗,认输【海军】舰队司令解职strikeoutonone'sown自谋生计strikepaydirt见hitpaydirtstrikeroot见takerootstrikesail(为致敬或遇风暴)突然下帆认输,投降;屈服strikesomeoneas使某人产生…的感觉;给某人以…的印象strikesomeonedumb使某人哑口无言,使某人惊讶得目瞪口呆strikesomeone's(或the)eye映入眼帘,显眼,引人注意strikesparksoutofsomeone激发某人的才智;引得某人大发精辟的议论striketerrorintosomeone'sheart使某人胆战心惊striketheballundertheline[口语]失败;未达到目的striketwelve显出全副本领;获得最大成就strikewhiletheironishot.[谚语]趁热打铁。another(或asecond,extra)stringtoone'sbow(箭手的)备用弓弦[口语]第二手准备,后备方案bythestringratherthanthebow直截了当地,单刀直入地,开门见山地harping(或playing)onone(或thesame)string反复说(或写)同一件事,老调重弹have(或get,keep)someoneona(或the)string使某人焦虑不安,使某人心神不宁,欺骗(或玩弄)某人[口语]牵着某人的鼻子,操纵(或支配)某人havetwostringstoone'sbow有两手准备holdthepursestrings[口语]掌握财权inleadingstrings处于幼年时期,靠人扶持(像幼儿一样)受人管教(或指导)loosenthepursestrings乱花钱慷慨解囊ona(或the)string在…的完全控制之下playsecondstring起副手作用;担任副职pulleverystring不遗余力,想尽各种方法pullstrings[口语]走私人关系,走后门pullthestrings在幕后牵线;(暗中)对…施加影响,(幕后)操纵从事幕后活动tiedtosomeone'sapronstrings惟某人之命是听,事事听从某人指挥touchastringinsomeone'sheart触动某人的心弦touchthestrings演奏弦乐器(with)astringattached(有)附带条件(with)nostrings(attached)[口语]无附带条件;无限制without(any)strings(attached)=withnostrings(attached)striptotheskin脱光衣服,把衣服脱得精光striptothewaist光着膀子,打赤膊leaveastrip[美国俚语]突然停车,急刹车tearastripoffsomeone[俚语]把某人骂得体无完肤,怨斥某人[亦作tearsomeoneofastrip]strivewitheachother(或together)互相争斗astrokeabove[口语]比…略胜一筹,比…高明一些astrokeofwork一点工作[常用于否定句]ata(或one)stroke一下子,一举立刻,马上atthestroke=onthestroke