strain

suş, ırk

Belirli ortak özellikleri olan bir hayvan veya mikroorganizma grubu.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A group of animals or tiny living things with particular shared features.

• This strain of wheat grows quickly.
• Doctors found a drug-resistant strain of the bacteria.
• Several strains of the virus spread during winter.

Nasıl kullanılır: strain of something (The laboratory identified a new strain of bacteria.)

Eş anlamlılar: type, variety

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: strain of something, virus strain, bacterial strain, new strain

zorlanma, aşırı çaba

Ağrıya veya zarara yol açabilecek kadar yoğun bedensel çaba.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Great physical effort that can cause pain or damage.

• The strain made his arms shake.
• Heavy lifting puts strain on your back.
• She rested after the strain of climbing the steep hill.

Nasıl kullanılır: strain of doing something (The strain of carrying the boxes left him exhausted.)

Eş anlamlılar: exertion, effort

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: physical strain, strain of lifting, avoid strain, muscular strain

damar, kalıtsal özellik

Aileden aktarılan veya kişinin karakterinde bulunan bir özellik ya da eğilim.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A quality or tendency passed through a family, or present as part of someone’s character.

• An artistic strain runs through her family.
• He showed a strain of cruelty.
• There was a playful strain in her character.

Nasıl kullanılır: strain of something (There is a strain of stubbornness in his family.)

Eş anlamlılar: streak, trait, tendency

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: strain of something, stubborn strain, artistic strain

ezgi, melodi

Özellikle uzaktan duyulan bir melodi veya müzik parçasının bir bölümü.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A tune or part of a piece of music, especially when heard from a distance.

• A gentle strain drifted through the room.
• We heard the familiar strains of her favourite song.
• The opening strains of the music filled the hall.

Nasıl kullanılır: strains of something (We heard the strains of a violin through the window.)

Eş anlamlılar: melody, tune

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: strains of music, gentle strain, familiar strain

soy, nesep

Ortak atalardan gelen aile veya insan topluluğu.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A family line or group connected by shared ancestors.

• He came from a noble strain.
• The family claimed an ancient royal strain.
• Breeders valued the horses from that strain.

Eş anlamlılar: lineage, stock, family line

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: noble strain, ancient strain, strain of something

zorlanmak, çabalamak

Zor bir şeyi başarmak için büyük çaba göstermek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To make a great effort to do something difficult.

• I strained to see the sign.
• He strains to hear quiet voices.
• We were straining to reach the top shelf.

Nasıl kullanılır: strain to do something (She strained to hear the announcement.)

Eş anlamlılar: struggle, exert yourself

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: strain to hear, strain to see, strain your eyes, strain to listen

süzmek

Bir karışımı küçük deliklerden geçirerek içindeki maddeleri ayırmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To pass a mixture through small holes to separate its parts.

• Strain the soup before serving.
• She strained the juice through a cloth.
• Have you strained out the seeds?

Nasıl kullanılır: strain something through something (Strain the juice through a fine sieve.); strain something out of something (Strain the seeds out of the juice.)

Eş anlamlılar: filter

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: strain the soup, strain through something, strain out something, strain the pasta

germek

Bir şeyi kuvvetle çekerek gergin hale getirmek veya uzatmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To pull something hard so that it becomes tight or stretched.

• The load strained the rope.
• Heavy winds strain the cables holding the mast.
• They strained the wire until it was tight.

Eş anlamlılar: stretch, pull taut

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: strain a rope, strain a cable, strain the supports