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constrict

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v.压缩

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constrict为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

副词:constrictively 形容词:constrictive 动词过去式:constricted 过去分词:constricted 现在分词:constricting 第三人称单数:constricts

词根

string,strict,strain,stress=to draw tight(拉紧)

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compress  contract  crush  press  squeeze    

constrict


/kən'strɪkt; kən`strɪkt/
v [Tn] make (sth) tight, smaller or narrower 使(某事物)缩紧, 缩小或缩窄
*a tight collar that constricts the neck 紧卡脖子的衣领
* administering a drug that constricts the blood vessels 施用收缩血管的药
* (fig 比喻) Our way of life is rather constricted (ie We cannot do so many things) now that our income is so reduced. 由于我们的收入减少了这么多, 我们的生活方式受到一定限制.

constrict


v
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of constringere; CONSTRAIN]
[I and T]
to make something narrower or tighter, or to become narrower or tighter
 Caffeine constricts the blood vessels in your body.
 Linda's throat constricted and she started to cry.
[T]
to limit someone's freedom to do what they want
 Fear of crime constricts many people's lives.
>constrictedadj
>constriction [-'strɪkʃən/