strained
adjective
uk/streɪnd/us/streɪnd/If arelationshipis strained,problemsarespoilingit:
(关系)紧张的,恶化的Relations between the twocountrieshavebecomestrained(=difficult)recently.最近两国关系变得紧张起来。
showingthat someone isnervousorworried:
紧张的,焦虑的,神色不安的She waslookingstrained and haddarkcirclesbeneath hereyes.她显得焦虑不安,眼睛下面有了黑眼圈。
Jeanfeltuncomfortablebutmanagedtoforcea strainedsmile.琼觉得不舒服,但仍然勉强挤出了一丝笑容。
Anxious and worried
- (all) hot and botheredidiom
- -racked
- aflutter
- agitated
- angsty
- anxious
- fretfully
- frightened
- fuss
- get in a sweatidiom
- grim
- prey on sb's mindidiom
- queasily
- queasiness
- queasy
- rattled
- strung out
- worrier
- worrywart
- wound up