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v. 1. хэт хүчилж биеийнхээ эд эрхтэнг муутгах. \strain one's eyes (муу гэрэлд юм уншиж) нүдээ муутгах. \strain one's voice (чанга хашгирч байж) хоолойгоо сөөлгөх. 2. бүх хүчээ дайчлах/ гаргах/ шавхах, хичээх, чармайх. She spoke very (quietly) and I had to \strain my ears to hear her. Тэр маш аажуухан ярьж байсан бөгөөд би түүний хэлснийг сонсох гэж чармайж байлаа. 3. хэм хэмжээнээс хэтрүүлэх, байдлыг хурцатгах. The dispute has severely \strained relations between the two countries. Энэхүү маргаан нь хоёр орны харилцааг ноцтойгоор хурцатгажээ. 4. шүүх. \strain (off) water from the boiled cabbage чанасан байцааны усыг шүүх. strain at the leash дураараа дургихыг эрмэлзэх. youngsters \straining at the leash to escape parental control эцэг эхийн гараас мултарч дураараа дургихыг эрмэлздэг залуус. strain every nerve (to do sth) чармайх, хичээх. n. 1. их хүч гаргах. 2. оюуны хэт их ачаалал. 3. шөрмөс/ судас/ мах тасрах г.м. биеийн гэмтэл. 4. таталт, сунгалт. 5. үүлдэр, угсаа. 6. зан авирын онцлог, удамшил шинж. There's a \strain of madness in the family. Энэ гэр бүл галзуугийн удамтай. strained adj. 1. хурцадмал, ярвигтай. 2. ядрангуй, эцэж ядарсан. 3. хиймэл, албадмал. strainer n. шүүр, шүүлтүүр. a tea \strain цайны шүүр.
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strain every nerve — If you strain every nerve, you make a great effort to achieve something … The small dictionary of idiomes
strain every nerve (to do something) — strain every ˈnerve/ˈsinew (to do sth) idiom (formal) to try as hard as you can to do sth • He strained every nerve to snatch victory from defeat. Main entry: ↑strainidiom … Useful english dictionary
strain every nerve — to try extremely hard to do something. I was straining every nerve to catch what they were saying but they were sitting just a bit too far away from me … New idioms dictionary
strain every nerve — I make every possible effort Origin: from the earlier sense of nerve as ‘tendon, sinew’ II see nerve … Useful english dictionary
strain every nerve — make every effort possible, give it one s all … English contemporary dictionary
strain every sinew (to do something) — strain every ˈnerve/ˈsinew (to do sth) idiom (formal) to try as hard as you can to do sth • He strained every nerve to snatch victory from defeat. Main entry: ↑strainidiom … Useful english dictionary
strain — strain1 [strān] vt. [ME streinen < OFr estraindre, to strain, wring hard < L stringere, to draw tight: see STRICT] 1. to draw or stretch tight 2. to exert, use, or tax to the utmost [to strain every nerve] 3. to overtax; injure by… … English World dictionary
nerve — [nʉrv] n. [ME nerfe < OFr nerf < L nervus, sinew, nerve, string < IE base * (s)nēu , to twist, wind > Gr neuron, tendon, nerve, OE sneowan, to hurry] 1. a sinew or tendon: now only in the phr. strain every nerve, to try as hard as… … English World dictionary
strain — strain1 [streın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(worry)¦ 2¦(difficulty)¦ 3¦(force)¦ 4¦(injury)¦ 5¦(plant/animal)¦ 6¦(quality)¦ 7¦(way of saying something)¦ 8 strains of something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 4; Date: 1500 1600; Origin … Dictionary of contemporary English
strain — 1 noun 1 WORRY (C, U) worry caused by having to deal with a problem or work too hard over a long period of time: The trial has been a terrible strain for both of us. | put a strain on sb/sth: Nick s frequent trips were putting a strain on their… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nerve — 1 noun 1 FEELINGS nerves (plural) the feeling of being nervous because you are worried or a little frightened: “What s wrong?” “It s just nerves. He s got his exams tomorrow.” | be a bundle/bag of nerves informal (=be extremely worrid or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
