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Jean felt uncomfortable but managed to force a strained smile.
瓊覺得不舒服,但仍然勉強擠出一絲笑容。
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She was looking strained and had dark circles beneath her eyes.
她顯得焦慮不安,眼睛下面有了黑眼圈。
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Relations between the two countries have become strained (= difficult) recently.
最近兩國關係變得緊張起來。