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DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔strain after〕The playwright does something remarkable in this scene, but without any impression of straining after an effect.剧作家在这场中有许多惊人妙笔,但并不给人留下竭力追求表面效果的印象。21世纪英汉〔strain〕The writer has spoiled an otherwise good story by straining after the effect.由于作者竭力追求效果,把本来可以是很好的一篇小说给弄糟了。 英汉大词典I find his style of writing so artificial--he always seems to be straining for effect/(Br also) straining after effect (= trying so hard to be entertaining that it seems false).我觉得他的文风非常做作----他看上去总是在竭力追求效果。剑桥国际 |