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restrain

英 [rɪˈstreɪn]

美 [rɪˈstreɪn]

v.  (尤指用武力)制止,阻止,管制; 约束(自己); 控制(自己); 忍住; 抑制; 控制

过去分词:restrained 现在分词:restraining 过去式:restrained 第三人称单数:restrains 

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同义词辨析

refraincheckcurbinhibitrestrain【导航词义:阻止】

refrainv. 〈正式〉克制,抑制
〔辨析〕
指忍住不做某事,常后接介词 from。
〔例证〕
He refrained from smoking.
他忍住不吸烟。
For losing weight, she refrained from eating chocolate after supper.
为了减肥,她强忍着在晚饭后不吃巧克力。
checkv. 克制,阻碍,抑制
〔辨析〕
指因意识到不对而忍住不做某事或克制感情,也指阻止不好的事情恶化或继续发生。
〔例证〕
They had to check the urge to laugh out loud, not wanting to upset Susan.
他们只得憋住不让自己大声笑出来,以免惹苏珊不开心。
Adequate measures have been taken to check the growth in crime.
已经采取适当的措施来阻止犯罪率上升。
It is important to check the growth of public spending.
控制公共开支的增长很重要。
curbv. 控制,抑制
〔辨析〕
指为了防止造成有害的影响而控制或约束某事物。
〔例证〕
The government immediately took measures to curb the spread of the virus.
政府立刻采取措施控制病毒的扩散。
The policies to curb inflation have worked.
控制通货膨胀的政策见效了。
inhibitv. 阻止,抑制
〔辨析〕
指妨碍某事物发展。
〔例证〕
Too much time in front of the TV may inhibit children's learning.
看电视太多可能会妨碍儿童的学习。
Enough alcohol may inhibit the excitatory parts of the brain.
足够的酒精可能会抑制大脑中起兴奋作用的组织。
restrainv. 阻止,克制,抑制
〔辨析〕
含义广泛,常指以武力阻止某人做某事,也指克制情绪、行为或控制、限制某事物。
〔例证〕
The suspect had to be restrained by the police.
警察只好强行制住嫌疑人。
He restrained a feeling of annoyance, although his girlfriend was late again.
尽管女朋友又一次迟到,他还是忍住没发脾气。
She could barely restrain from crying in front of her best friend.
她差点就忍不住在最好的朋友面前大哭。
What factors could restrain consumer spending?
哪些因素会抑制消费支出?

牛津词典

    verb

    • (尤指用武力)制止,阻止,管制
      to stop sb/sth from doing sth, especially by using physical force
      1. The prisoner had to be restrained by the police.
        警察只好强行制住囚犯。
      2. They have obtained an injunction restraining the company from selling the product.
        他们已经得到阻止这家公司出售这一产品的禁销令。
      3. He placed a restraining hand on her arm.
        他拉住她的胳膊制止她。
    • 约束(自己);控制(自己);忍住
      to stop yourself from feeling an emotion or doing sth that you would like to do
      1. John managed to restrain his anger.
        约翰努力压制住自己的怒气。
      2. She had to restrain herself from crying out in pain.
        她只得忍住疼痛,不哭出来。
    • 抑制;控制
      to stop sth that is growing or increasing from becoming too large
      1. The government is taking steps to restrain inflation.
        政府正在采取措施控制通货膨胀。

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 制止;阻止
      If yourestrainsomeone, you stop them from doing what they intended or wanted to do, usually by using your physical strength.
      1. 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。
      2. One onlooker had to be restrained by police.
        一个旁观者遭到了警察的制止。
    • VERB 克制(情绪);抑制(自己)
      If yourestrainan emotion or yourestrain yourself fromdoing something, you prevent yourself from showing that emotion or doing what you wanted or intended to do.
      1. She was unable to restrain her desperate anger...
        她无法控制自己极度的愤怒。
      2. 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。
      3. 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。
    • VERB 抑制;限制;控制
      Torestrainsomething that is growing or increasing means to prevent it from getting too large.
      1. 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。
      2. 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。

    英英释义

    verb

    • place limits on (extent or access)
      1. restrict the use of this parking lot
      2. limit the time you can spend with your friends
      Synonym:restricttrammellimitboundconfinethrottle
    • hold back
        Synonym:encumbercumberconstrain
      1. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
        1. This holds the local until the express passengers change trains
        2. About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade
        3. The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center
        4. The terrorists held the journalists for ransom
        Synonym:confinehold
      2. to compel or deter by or as if by threats
          Synonym:intimidate
        1. keep under control
          1. suppress a smile
          2. Keep your temper
          3. keep your cool
          Synonym:keepkeep backhold back

        双语例句

        • She can hardly restrain herself.
          她几乎克制不住自己。
        • At the same time auditing system restrain the development of effectiveness auditing.
          同时现有的审计体制制约了绩效审计的发展。
        • He could not restrain his intense wish to speak to her.
          他抑制不住想和她说话的强烈愿望。
        • Self-Discipline – The ability to control and restrain impulses.
          自律&控制并抑制自己冲动的能力。
        • The end of law is not abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom.
          法律的目的不是废除或约束而是维护并扩大自由。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • She was unable to restrain her desperate anger
          她无法控制自己极度的愤怒。
        • Ca-propionate was used as antiseptic agent to restrain growth of bacteria and mold.
          并通过添加丙酸钙作为防腐剂有效抑制了细菌和霉菌的生长。
        • I freedom-loving. I dislike restrain, So I led an easy and happy life.
          我热爱自由,我讨厌拘束,因此我过着安逸和快乐的生活。