"strain" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

strain verbo

strain + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 15
strain relations • strain one's eyes • strain one's ears • strain one's relationship • strain a muscle • ...
strain + preposición
Kolokacji: 25
strain against • strain at • strain for • strain with • strain in • ...
strain + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 17
severely strained • strain forward • further strain • strain upward • badly strained • ...
1. strain forward = obciążenie do przodu strain forward
  • Every time he strained forward, his body moved back.
  • The audience strained forward to see where he had hidden himself.
  • The two small boys strained forward to get every word.
  • The young couple strained forward unconsciously, waiting for a word of hope.
  • The crowd strained forward down the length of the track.
  • In the silence, another student strained forward, her arm waving.
  • He strained forward, watching, hoping that the shot had not damaged her major systems.
  • When she started to move, the entire Camp strained forward.
  • She strained forward toward the front seat and the windshield.
  • His feet touched the edge of the window, and he strained forward as the noise increased.
3. strain upward = obciążenie do góry strain upward
4. strain desperately = obciążenie rozpaczliwie strain desperately
5. strain mightily = obciążenie niezmiernie strain mightily
6. greatly strained = zdecydowanie napięty greatly strained
7. financially strained = finansowo napięty financially strained
8. strain backward = obciążenie do tyłu strain backward
9. increasingly strained = coraz bardziej napięty increasingly strained
10. occasionally strain = od czasu do czasu obciążenie occasionally strain
11. strain backwards = obciążenie do tyłu strain backwards
(3) slightly, somewhat
Kolokacji: 2

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