Each one strained every nerve to break the bundle.

每个人都使出了九牛二虎之力，花了很长时间还是徒劳无功。

With this end in view Anne had strained every nerve during the examinations.

考虑到这一点，安妮在考试期间竭尽全力。

He was straining every nerve to impress the judges.

【strain】他竭尽全力想给法官留下好印象。

The doctors strained every nerve to help him regain his nerve.

医生竭力帮助他恢复镇静。

Grassini, as usual, strained every nerve to get the newly arrived celebrity to his house; but Montanelli was no easy game to catch.

格拉西尼像往常一样竭尽全力将这位新来的名人接到他家。但蒙泰尼利可不是容易捉到的猎物。