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单词 restrain
释义
restrain
verb[T]
uk
/rɪˈstreɪn/us
/rɪˈstreɪn/
C1
tocontroltheactionsorbehaviourof someone byforce,especiallyinordertostopthem from doing something, or tolimitthegrowthorforceof something:
阻止，制止；遏制
When hestartedfighting, it took fourpoliceofficersto restrain him.他出手打人，4个警察才把他制服。
She was soangrythat she couldhardlyrestrain herself.她气得几乎都控制不住自己。
You shouldtryto restrainyourambitionsand be morerealistic.你应该尽量控制自己的野心，更现实一些。
Growth incarownershipcould be restrained byincreasingtaxes.或许可以通过提高税费来限制汽车保有量的增长。
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(Definition ofrestrainfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

restrain| American Dictionary

restrain
verb[T]
us
/rɪˈstreɪn/
tocontroltheactionsorbehaviorof someone byforce,esp. inordertostopthatpersonfrom doing something:
Seamons got into ashoutingmatchand had to be restrained by histeammates.
I couldhardlyrestrain mylaughter.
To restrain is also tolimitthegrowthorforceof something:
Politicians arereluctantto restrainspending.
(Definition ofrestrainfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

restrain| Business English

restrain
verb[T]
uk
/rɪˈstreɪn/us
tolimitthegrowthorforceof something:
Theeconomyhadreboundedabitbut was still being restrained by highoilprices.
Higherinterestratesappearto be restrainingconsumerspending.
tocontrolsomeone'sactionsorbehaviour,especiallybystoppingthem from doing something:
Economists saidconsumersare stillshowingfewsignsof being restrained byinterestraterises.
(Definition ofrestrainfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrestrain

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This conservatism on the part of nuclear states may have also led them torestraintheir minor allies.
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Often, one's self-image becomes restricted and restrained by one's professional image.
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The thermal noise can be reduced or damped by exerting a restraining force on the particle.
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It would be foolhardy to suggest that affordable registration and titling will by itselfrestrainpredatory state functionaries from encroaching on farmer rights.
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The king's barons together attempted torestrainhim from innovatory acts of misgovernment.
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It seems certain that the sheriffs and their officials were in some sense both the culprits and the king's officials ordered torestrainthe culprits.
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And in the 1990s, they wanted simultaneously torestrainmedical costs and expand health insurance coverage.
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This increasing marginal benefit cushions the cost of restraining carbon use and contributes to a gentler bend in the cost curve.
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Animals were restrained with the aid of a neck yoke.
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A distraught old woman restrains the old warrior, while two younger men attempt to calm his attackers.
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In each of these subareas, there are immensely challenging physical laws that constrict andrestrainwhat engineers can achieve in their mediums.
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In comparison, the approval of their budget provides an annual possibility torestrainor punish the institution.
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How would the perception and control of locomotion develop if infants were restrained?
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One gently restrained the cat in the sternal position at the center of a circular table.
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The animal was restrained in a loose-fitting canvas bag and the head fixed to a plexiglass frame using the aluminum crown.
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