| 词汇 | example_english_serious-strain |
| 释义 | serious straincollocation in Englishmeanings of seriousand strainThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with strain. serious adjective uk /ˈsɪə.ri.əs/ us /ˈsɪr.i.əs/ severe in ... See more at serious strain noun uk /streɪn/ us /streɪn/ a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes ... See more at strain Examples of serious strainThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. This unbalanced development is currently putting seriousstrain on continued development. These very low prices nut a seriousstrain on our whole system of support. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my judgment, they got away with far too much, and now it is a seriousstrain upon the industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That all emphasises the fact that there was very seriousstrain on the machine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Hundreds of billions in paying off goodwill are putting a seriousstrain on business and are hampering recovery. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We have seen what happens when you get a seriousstrain on a currency floating without fixed parities which you devote your efforts to maintaining. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have had a very seriousstrain put upon them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A severe winter might well put a very seriousstrain on our coal supplies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unless that position can be reduced very heavily, there will be a very seriousstrain upon our shipping. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But from the point of view of manpower, it will lay an even more seriousstrain on us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The very fact of evacuation has been a seriousstrain on them and you are going to penalise them further. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Considering the numbers, and the difficulties involved in placing many children, it will place a seriousstrain on many social services departments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These payments across the exchanges constitute a seriousstrain on our balance of payments position. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a seriousstrain on the country's resources. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This would not necessarily involve any seriousstrain on our national resources. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is a very seriousstrain on the available manpower. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Under present circumstances, to import unlimited supplies would impose a further seriousstrain on our shipping. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 War subjected that machinery to no very seriousstrain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That change had involved acute traffic problems and a seriousstrain on the workers who were required to travel to and from work under uncomfortable conditions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Were all children to be provided with free transport irrespective of where they lived, the cost would be enormous and a seriousstrain on the resources available for education. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? 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