restrain

英 [rɪˈstreɪn]      美 [rɪˈstreɪn]
  • vt. 抑制,控制;约束;制止
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restrain 限制,约束

re-,向后,往回,-strain,拉,词源同 constrain,constrict.即拉回,引申词义限制,约束。

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]
1. Unable to restrain herself, she rose and went to the phone.
她没能克制住自己,起身走向电话。
2. In the 1970s, the government tried to restrain corruption.
在20世纪70年代,政府曾经试图打击腐败。
3. If you can't restrain your dog you must lock it up.
如果你无法管住你的狗,就必须把它关起来.
4. She shouldn't restrain her anger at this insensible attitude of theirs.
对他们这种无动于衷的态度,她抑制不住心头的怒火.
5. They couldn't restrain their excitement.
他们无法抑制自己的激动.

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