His voice had lost its resonance; it was tense and strained.

他的聲音不再洪亮，而是顯得緊張，不太自然。

He strained every sinew to help us, but didn't succeed.

他盡全力幫助我們, 可是沒有成功.

Her greeting was cold and strained.

她的問候冷淡而勉強.

The relations between the two countries are strained.

兩國關系緊張.

He realized that she was too strained.

他意識到她太緊張了.

They strained the wire between two posts.

他們拉緊了兩根電線桿之間的電線.

The atmosphere remained somewhat strained all evening.

整個晚上氣氛一直有點兒緊張.

Resources will be further strained by new demands for housing.

資源將因新的住房需求而變得更緊張。

Little by little she lost the taut, strained air of perpetual anxiety.

長期焦慮帶來的緊張而疲憊的神色從她臉上慢慢消失了。

I boiled the potatoes and then strained them.

我把土豆煮熟后把水濾掉.