"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 • ...
1. strain against = obciążenie przeciwko strain against
2. strain at = obciążenie przy strain at
  • The relationship between him and his father was strained at best.
  • I strained at the thought, but it would not come.
  • His voice strained at the effort and she looked back under her arm.
  • Just before the end of term she had strained her back at college.
  • Richard continued to strain at his side of the box.
  • She strained at the structure as it passed her, every sense open.
  • The security chief thought for a moment, eyes straining at her station.
  • He held on, straining at the line to speed things up.
  • I didn't want my parents straining at the issue for another winter.
  • The light strained through it differently at different times of the day.
3. strain for = obciążenie dla strain for
4. strain with = obciążenie z strain with
5. strain in = obciążenie w strain in
6. strain to = obciążenie aby strain to
7. strain through = obciążenie całkowicie strain through
8. strain on = obciążenie na strain on
9. strain into = obciążenie do strain into
10. strain over = obciążenie ponad strain over
11. strain toward = obciążenie w kierunku strain toward
12. strain out = odcedzać, przefiltrować strain out
strain + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 17
severely strained • strain forward • further strain • strain upward • badly strained • ...

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