overstrain

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. excessive strain
动词 v.
  1. To subject to an excessive demand on strength, resources, abilities, or the imagination. ambitransitive
    — The very phrase of "generous forbearance" shocked her as overstrained; but she did marvel that Lord Avonleigh felt neither pained nor embarrassed in a situation where such sensations seemed inevitable.

词形变化

overstrains present,singular,third-person overstraining participle,present overstrained participle,past overstrained past

词源

词源 1
From over- + strain.
词源 2
From over- + strain.
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