constrain
美音:
[kəns´treın
]英音:
[kəns´treın
]vt.强迫,抑制,拘束
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constrain为六级词汇
词频:5875
词形变化:
名词:constrainer 副词:constrainedly 动词过去式:constrained 过去分词:constrained 现在分词:constraining 第三人称单数:constrains 形容词:constrainable
词根
string,strict,strain,stress=to draw tight(拉紧)
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constrain
/kən'streɪn; kən`stren/
v [Tn, Cn.t] (fml 文) make (sb) do sth by strong (moral) persuasion or by force 力劝, 强迫(某人)做某事
*As an artist he didn't consider himself constrained (ie restricted) by the same rules of social conduct as other people. 他认为自己是艺术家, 不必像一般人那样要受社会行为准则的束缚.
* I feel constrained to write (ie I feel I must write) and complain in the strongest possible terms. 我深感责无旁贷, 必须笔诛墨伐.
constrain
v [T]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: constraindre, from Latin constringere 'to constrict, constrain', from com- ( COM-) + stringere 'to pull tight']
to stop someone from doing what they want to do
constrain sb from doing sth
Financial factors should not constrain doctors from prescribing the best treatment for patients.
to limit something
Poor soil has constrained the level of crop production.
Women's employment opportunities are often severely constrained by family commitments.