1.b> , ; , ; the rope broke under the strain ; you should try not to place too much strain on muscles and joints , / [.i> .i> 3]; running downhill puts strain on the knees / ; the hurricane put such a strain on the bridge that it collapsed / , ; aluminium may bend under strain / / ; the ground here cannot take the strain of a large building / ; the recent decline in the dollar has put a bigger strain on the economic system .i> / ;
2.b> 1) , , (, i> .i>); , (, , i> .i> i>); to be under a lot of strain at work / i> ; I couldn't look after him any more; the strain was too much for me ; / / ; the long working hours put a severe strain on employees / ; I could see that she was beginning to crack under the strain , / ;
2) , i> , ; , ; I always find exams a terrible strain / ; the stresses and strains of police life / ; the trial has been a terrible strain for both of us ; I found it a strain having to concentrate for so long / ;
3.b> , ; / (, , i>) [.i> .i> eye-strainr>]; a calf [groin, leg] strain [, ] i> (i>); muscle strain / ; back strain / ; the goalkeeper is still out of action with a knee strain i> / / ; long hours working at a computer can cause eye strain / i> ;
repetitive strain injury .i> ( , , , i> .i> ;i> .i> RSI).
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