"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 • ...

Kolokacji: 2

Grup znaczeniowych: 3

(1) severely, badly, hard, seriously

Kolokacji: 4

Kolokacji: 11

1. strain forward = obciążenie do przodu strain forward

2. further strain = dalsze obciążenie further strain

3. strain upward = obciążenie do góry strain upward

Straining upward, Joe twisted his hands to push from beneath.
Straining upward, he let her capture his mouth, easing him back on the pillow.
Wedging his back beneath the beam, he strained upward and took the weight upon himself.
By straining upward on his toes, Charles was able to look through the glass pane.
But even worse, was the anticipation straining upward within her like a sprout toward the sun.
Her eyes strained upward at him in muted helplessness, above his restraining hand.
Denoriel strained upward, looking wildly around for Elizabeth's red hair.
The helicopter strained upward and Bill cut back slightly.
The soldiers rushed forward, their eyes strained upward, but the quarry had vanished.
He strained upward until his full weight was upon the Chinaman's shoulders.

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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