restraining
present participle ofrestrain
| 单词 | restraining |
| 释义 | restraining present participle ofrestrain restrain verb[T] uk/rɪˈstreɪn/us/rɪˈstreɪn/C1 tocontroltheactionsorbehaviourof someone byforce,especiallyinordertostopthem from doing something, or tolimitthegrowthorforceof something: When hestartedfighting, it took fourpoliceofficersto restrain him. She was soangrythat she couldhardlyrestrain herself. You shouldtryto restrainyourambitionsand be morerealistic. Growth incarownershipcould be restrained byincreasingtaxes. Limiting and restricting
Examplesofrestrainingrestraining In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Restrainingagencies include countervailing institutions such as the judiciary, parliamentary committees, oversight agencies, auditor-generals or ombudsmen. From theCambridge English Corpus This increasing marginal benefit cushions the cost ofrestrainingcarbon use and contributes to a gentler bend in the cost curve. From theCambridge English Corpus It has been observed that the struts do rotate by small amounts for some maneuvers, and therestrainingsprings are exercised. From theCambridge English Corpus It suffices to mention a few examples to illustrate the urge for change, but also therestrainingpower of old structures. From theCambridge English Corpus A monkey in arestrainingchair is not in much of a position to pursue such activities. From theCambridge English Corpus However, therestrainingstructure may only be the endosperm and a thick, tough seed coat is not necessary to prevent penetration by the radicle. From theCambridge English Corpus Consequently, the buoyancy force is always pumping energy into the stable region, resulting in arestrainingmechanism for convection. From theCambridge English Corpus The hormones were reclusteredrestrainingthe number of clusters to three because of the relatively small sample size. From theCambridge English Corpus Rather, they adapted themselves to it stoically byrestrainingthemselves and their expectations. From theCambridge English Corpus Binocular performance was not affected byrestraininghead movements. From theCambridge English Corpus As a rule, the government, more interested inrestraininginflation than in pleasing hairdressers, listened to the coiffeurs' demands and then promptly disregarded them. From theCambridge English Corpus Many of these writers tend to see the city in stark contrast to the country, which, in their eyes representsrestrainingcultural values. From theCambridge English Corpus Recalling the critical realist perspective, a fundamental tension between the intentions and activities of individuals and the (restraining) influence of social structures is recognised. From theCambridge English Corpus This definition exposes at once the rationally liberating energies and the psychologicallyrestrainingeffects of the machine image. From theCambridge English Corpus There is an obvious trade-off between maximising the data collected andrestrainingthe time spent on the task. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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