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con·strain AHD[kən-strānʹ] D.J.[kənˈstreɪn]K.K.[kənˈstren]v.tr.(及物动词)con.strained, con.strain.ing, con.strains - To compel by physical, moral, or circumstantial force; oblige:强逼:通过身体的、道德的或环境的力量强迫;迫使:felt constrained to object.See Synonyms at force 被迫反对 参见 force
- To keep within close bounds; confine:限制:把…限制在窄小的范围内;约束:a life that had been constrained by habit to the same few activities and friends.习惯于被束缚在一成不变的几个活动和朋友中的生活
- To inhibit or restrain; hold back:抑制:抑制或压制;克制:"Failing to control the growth of international debt will also constrain living standards"(Ronald Brownstein)“若不能控制外债的增长还将会影响到生活水平”(罗纳德·布朗斯坦)
- To produce in a forced or inhibited manner.强使:被迫或强行地产生
- Middle English constreinen 中古英语 constreinen
- from Old French constraindre constraign- 源自 古法语 constraindre constraign-
- from Latin cōnstringere [to restrain, compress] 源自 拉丁语 cōnstringere [压制,压紧]
- com- [com-] com- [前缀,表“同”]
- stringere [to bind, press together] * see streig- stringere [捆绑,压在一起] * 参见 streig-
constrainʹable adj.(形容词)constrainʹedly AHD[-strāʹnĭd-lē] (副词)constrainʹer n.(名词) |