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单词 constrict
释义
constrict
verb
uk
/kənˈstrɪkt/us
/kənˈstrɪkt/

constrictverb(BECOME TIGHTER)

[IorT]
tobecometighterandnarrower, or to make somethingbecometighterandnarrower:
压紧；压缩；（使）收缩
Hehatedwearingatie- hefeltit constricted hisbreathing.他讨厌戴领带——觉得它勒得人呼吸困难。
When you'redancing, you don'twanttowearanything that constrictsyourmovements.跳舞时不宜穿使舞姿舒展不开的衣服。
Thedrugcausesthebloodvesselsto constrict.这种药会使血管收缩。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Squeezing and grinding
  • compression
  • concertina
  • constriction
  • crush
  • firm
  • gnashyourteethidiom
  • mill
  • nip
  • noncompressible
  • pinch
  • pound
  • presser
  • pulp
  • pulverization
  • scrunch
  • snap
  • squash
  • squish
  • tamp
  • unmilled
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constrictverb(LIMIT)

[T]
tolimitanactionorbehaviour:
限制；约束；束缚
Too manyruleshad constricted herlifestyle.太多的清规戒律限制了她的生活方式。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Limiting and restricting
  • anti-libertarian
  • boundary
  • boxsomeone/somethingin
  • chain
  • chainsomeonetosomething
  • cramp
  • curb
  • curtail
  • curtailment
  • damage limitation
  • debilitating
  • hamstring
  • limit
  • limitation
  • limiting
  • localize
  • non-exempt
  • straitjacket
  • tempered
  • tiesomeonedown
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Related word

constriction
(Definition ofconstrictfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

constrict| American Dictionary

constrict
verb[I/T]
us
/kənˈstrɪkt/
to make orbecometighterandnarrower:
[T]Brightsunlightconstricts thepupilof theeye.

constriction

noun[C]us
/kənˈstrɪk·ʃən/
(Definition ofconstrictfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconstrict

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This appendage probably represents the still constricted portion of the egg after it passed through the ovipositor.
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The power of anticommunism to unify antagonists had definite and rather constricted limits.
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Lastly, if model and archetype might no longerconstrictand dominate, they still can be seen as continuing and inspiring stimuli.
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And the market for finished goods was narrowly constricted by serfdom.
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The main renal arteries were constricted at two hours, and at 18 hours the renal arterioles were also constricted.
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In each of these subareas, there are immensely challenging physical laws thatconstrictand restrain what engineers can achieve in their mediums.
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In this scenario, they anticipated that in middle age the time available for physical activity would be constricted but still available at weekends.
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When capacity fades and autonomy is constricted : a clientcentered approach to residential care.
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As such, they raise the intrahepatic resistance to blood flow by constricting the sinusoids and contracting the whole cirrhotic liver.
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In some cases, the larvae could not completely exit due to the constricted opening and eventually died.
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All too often, preparation and fieldwork take longer than expected and the analysis phase is constricted.
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In this study early embryos were partially constricted such that only one-half of the embryo had a nucleus.
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The glottis cannot be simultaneously constricted and spread, presumably a universal physiologically based restriction.
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Adjacent pinnules are narrowly confluent at the base, or in some cases somewhat constricted in the lower part.
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Their moral imagination was constricted, their sympathies limited.
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