每日一詞 202 strained：緊張

今天我們要學(xué)的詞是strained。 Strained是緊張的意思。由于在導(dǎo)彈防御系統(tǒng)等問題上存在分歧，美國和俄羅斯關(guān)系十分緊張。媒體報(bào)道說，"U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Russia to patch up the strained relationship between the two countries." 意思是美國國務(wù)卿賴斯正在俄羅斯訪問，努力修補(bǔ)緊張關(guān)系。

"Relations between the two brothers have become strained over the inheritance," 是說遺產(chǎn)讓兄弟兩人的關(guān)系出現(xiàn)緊張。"There was a strained atmosphere throughout the negotiation," 是說談判自始至終氣氛都很緊張。今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞兒是strained...