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Constrain Refrain Restrain V.强迫,力劝,是及物动词。A Law Government Spending Money

Front constrain, refrain, restrain
Back constrain: v.强迫,力劝,是及物动词。A law constrains the government from spending more money than it takes in.法律限制政府开支大于收入。refrain: v.抑制,禁止,强调抑制一种冲动,是正式用语,为不及物动词,后接介词from。Students refrain from smoking in the classroom.学生们克制住不在教师抽烟。restrain: v.抑制,约束,指通过管束阻止某事发生,是及物动词,其习惯用法是restrain sb. (sth.) from doing。She restrains her dog by walking him on a leash.溜狗时,她牵着狗来限制它的活动。

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