| 释义 |
strain after/for effect
idiom
to try so hard to entertain that it seems false: 尽力追求；拼命争取
I find his style of writing so artificial - he always seems to be straining for effect.我发现他的文风非常不自然——他看起来总是想拼命追求效果。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Trying and making an effort
A game
all out
assault
attempt
attempted
commitment
give something your best shotidiom
go after someone
go all outidiom
go down swinging/fightingidiom
go for someone
nose
shoot for something
shoot for the moonidiom
shoot the worksidiom
smarten (someone/something) up
smarten up your actidiom
spare
stretch
struggle
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