restrain
英 [r?'stre?n]
美[r?'stren]
- vt. 抑制，控制；約束；制止
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?restrains;過去式:?restrained;過去分詞:?restrained;現(xiàn)在分詞:?restraining;
中文詞源
restrain 限制，約束
re-,向后，往回，-strain,拉，詞源同 constrain,constrict.即拉回，引申詞義限制，約束。
英文詞源
- restrain
- restrain: see strain
- restrain (v.)
- mid-14c., from stem of Old French restreindre "press, push together; curb, bridle; bandage" (12c.), from Latin restringere "draw back tightly, confine, check" (see restriction). Related: Restrained; restraining.
That which we restrain we keep within limits; that which we restrict we keep within certain definite limits; that which we repress we try to put out of existence. [Century Dictionary, 1902]
雙語例句
- 1. Unable to restrain herself, she rose and went to the phone.
- 她沒能克制住自己，起身走向電話。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. In the 1970s, the government tried to restrain corruption.
- 在20世紀(jì)70年代，政府曾經(jīng)試圖打擊腐敗。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. If you can't restrain your dog you must lock it up.
- 如果你無法管住你的狗,就必須把它關(guān)起來.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. She shouldn't restrain her anger at this insensible attitude of theirs.
- 對(duì)他們這種無動(dòng)于衷的態(tài)度,她抑制不住心頭的怒火.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. They couldn't restrain their excitement.
- 他們無法抑制自己的激動(dòng).
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》