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re·strain AHD[rĭ-strānʹ] D.J.[rɪˈstreɪn]K.K.[rɪˈstren]v.tr.(及物动词)re.strained, re.strain.ing, re.strains - To hold back or keep in check; control:抑制:阻止或抑制;控制:couldn't restrain the tears.禁不住掉眼泪
- To hold (a person) back; prevent:阻止:阻挡(某人);阻止:restrained them from going.阻止他们去
- To deprive of freedom or liberty.剥夺:剥夺自由或特权
- To limit or restrict.限制,限定:限制或约束
- Middle English restreinen 中古英语 restreinen
- from Old French restraindre restreign- 源自 古法语 restraindre restreign-
- from Latin restringere [to bind back] * see restrict 源自 拉丁语 restringere [约束] * 参见 restrict
restrainʹable adj.(形容词)restrainʹedly AHD[-strāʹnĭd-lē] (副词)restrainʹer n.(名词)restrain, curb, check, bridle, inhibit- These verbs are compared as they mean to hold back or keep under control.当这些动词的词意为抑制或处于控制之下时,常对它们进行比较。
- Restrain implies restriction or limitation, as on one's freedom of action: Restrain 意指对人的行动自由进行约束和限制: "a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another" (Thomas Jefferson). “明智而节俭的政府会阻止人们彼此间的伤害” (托马斯·杰斐逊)。 He had difficulty restraining his curiosity. Tocurb is to restrain as if with reins: 他难以抑制住好奇心。 Curb 是象用辔头那样来约束: "You might curb your magnanimity" (John Keats).“你可以收敛一下你的宽宏大量” (约翰·济慈)。
- Check implies arresting or stopping, often suddenly or forcibly: Check 意为通常是突然或强有力地停止或阻止: "a light to guide, a rod/To check the erring" (William Wordsworth).Tobridle is often to hold in or govern one's emotions or passions: “一束引路的光,一根/防止犯错误的棍” (威廉·华兹华斯)。Bridle 常指压抑或控制自己的感情或激情: She tried with all her might to bridle her resentment.她努力抑制住自己的怨恨。
- Inhibit usually connotes a check, either self-imposed or involuntary, on one's actions, desires, thoughts, or emotions: Inhibit 常指对某人的行为、意愿、思想或感情的自我施加或非自愿的约束: For the compliant child parental disapproval is as strong an inhibiting force as the threat of punishment. 对于顺从的小孩,父母的反对是与惩罚的威胁具有同样强烈的抑制力量
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