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restrain

[英] [risˈtrein] [美] [rɪˈstren] 生词本

vt.

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1. VERB 制止;阻止 If you restrain someone, you stop them from doing what they intended or wanted to do, usually by using your physical strength. 
  • Wally gripped my arm, partly to restrain me and partly to reassure me...

    沃利抓住我的手臂,一是想制止我,二是想稳住我。

  • One onlooker had to be restrained by police.

    一个旁观者遭到了警察的制止。

2. VERB 克制(情绪);抑制(自己) If you restrain an emotion or you restrain yourself from doing something, you prevent yourself from showing that emotion or doing what you wanted or intended to do. 
  • She was unable to restrain her desperate anger...

    她无法控制自己极度的愤怒。

  • 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。

  • Gladys wanted to ask, 'Aren't you angry with him?' But she restrained herself from doing so.

    格拉迪丝想问,“你不生他的气吗?”但她忍住没问。

3. VERB 抑制;限制;控制 To restrain something that is growing or increasing means to prevent it from getting too large. 
  • The radical 500-day plan was very clear on how it intended to try to restrain inflation...

    这个为期500天的激进计划明确阐明将如何控制通货膨胀。

  • 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。

Verb

1. keep under control; keep in check;

  • "suppress a smile"
  • "Keep your temper"
  • "keep your cool"

2. place limits on (extent or access);

  • "restrict the use of this parking lot"
  • "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

3. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement;

  • "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"
  • "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"
  • "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"
  • "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

4. hold back

5. to compel or deter by or as if by threats

法律

  • 1.制约
1. I had to restrain myself from telling him what I thought of him.
我不得不克制自己,不告诉他我对他的想法。

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2. 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。

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3. She can hardly restrain herself.
她几乎克制不住自己。

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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。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. They couldn't restrain their excitement.
他们无法抑制自己的激动。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》