1. pressure on somebody/something because they have too much to do or manage, or something very difficult to deal with; the problems, worry or anxiety that this produces

(심리적) 부담, 긴장; 무리, 과로(excessive effort); 중압감, 압박감

- The employees are under a lot of strain at their project because their boss is pushy.

(그 직원들은 강압적인 상사에 의해서 그들의 프로젝트에 부담을 갖고 있다.)

- Reaching his best age to marry, the young man has strain about meeting his close relatives.

(결혼 적령기에 이른 그청년은  가까운 친척을 만나는데 부담감을 느낀다.)

2. the pressure that is put on something when a physical force stretches, pushes, or pulls it

당기기, 팽팽한 상태, 긴장(pull, tension); (팽팽하게 당기는 힘의) 압력[압박].

-The rope separated under the strain.

(밧줄이 부담을 못 이기고 끊어졌다)

3. an injury to a part of your body, such as a muscle, that is caused by using it too much or by twisting it

(근육 등의) 염좌(捻挫), 좌상, *발목 등 삐기는 sprain.

- When we play the sports game such as soccer, always consider a countermeasure about muscle strain.

(우리가 축구와 같은 운동을 할 때, 항상 근육 좌상에 대한 대책을 강구해야 한다.)

- An ankle sprain occurs when the ligaments in the ankle are stretched.

(발목 인대가 늘어날 때, 발목 염좌가 생긴다.)

4. a particular type of plant or animal, or of a disease caused by bacteria, etc.

(동식물・질병 등의) 종류[유형]

- a high-yielding strain of winter wheat

(수확량이 높은 겨울 밀 품종)

- Each year a different flu strain emerges.

(매년 다른 독감 변종이 나타난다.)

- A new discovery about strain of remedy substance (치료물질 종류의 새로운 발견)

- This is only one of the many strains of the disease.

(이것은 그 질병의 수많은 유형들 중 한 가지일 뿐이다.)

5. a particular tendency in the character of a person or group, or a quality in their manner

(성격・태도상의 특별한) 요소[구석]

- Almost people have some of distinctive strains respectively. (대부분의 사람들은 독특한 요소들을 저마다 갖고 있다.)

- He had a definite strain of integrity in him.

(그는 분명히 성실한 기질이 있다.)