storage
n. 贮存, 贮藏;储藏处, 仓库
辨析：have sth. in storage 把...储藏起来
1.The fish should be kept in cold storage.
那些鱼应冷藏起来。
2.How much will you have to pay the warehouse for storage?
你得付多少仓库保管费?
3.Cooper had put much of the furniture into storage.
库珀已经把他大部分的家具放到仓库里去了。
4.All their furniture is in storage until they come back from Africa.
在他们从非洲回来之前所有的傢具都存在别处。
strain
vt. & vi. 拉紧；尽量利用; 尽全力
n. 拉紧; 绷紧; 张紧
辨析：strain通常指过分吃力，影响健康的紧张状态。
tension一般多用于指双方或各方关系不好所造成的紧张状态。
1.They strained the wire between two posts.
他们拉紧了两根电线杆之间的电线。
2.The strain on the rope made it broken.
绳子因受力过大而断了。
3.I stopped and listened, straining my ears for any sound.
我停下来听，竖起耳朵倾听任何的声响。
4.on cold days you are more likely to strain a muscle.
在寒冷的日子更容易拉伤肌肉。
stretch
vt. & vi. 伸展; 拉紧；延伸
n. 伸展, 延伸, 延续；一段时间, 一段路程, 一段水域
1.He rose and stretched himself.
他站起身, 伸了伸懒腰。
2.The road stretches uphill at a steep slope.
这条路以陡峭的坡度向山上延伸。
3.He had a good stretch on the bed.
他在床上痛快地伸了个懒腰。
4.I see nothing but a small stretch of road immediately ahead.
除了近在眼前的一小段路之外什么也看不见。
stride
vt. & vi. 大踏步走; 跨过
n. 大步； 步法; 步态
搭配：make great strides 取得很大的成绩或进步
take in (one's) stride 指（马）一跨而过；轻而易举的做到
1.She strode purposefully up to the door and knocked loudly.
她故意地大步走到门前, 并大声敲门。
2.The fence is so low that even a ten-year-old boy can stride it.
篱笆太矮, 连十几岁的孩子都能跨过去。
3.He walked with long strides.
他迈着大步走去。
4.The child could not keep up with his father's strides.
那个孩子跟不上他父亲的步子。
