[N-COUNT 可数名词]限制;束缚;约束 A constraint is something that limits or controls what you can do.
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Their decision to abandon the trip was made because of financial constraints...
他们决定放弃这次出游是因为财力有限。
Water shortages in the area will be the main constraint on development.
水资源匮乏将是制约该地区发展的一个主要因素。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]克制Constraint is control over the way you behave which prevents you from doing what you want to do.
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con·straintAWL/kənˈstreɪnt; NAmEkənˈstreɪnt/noun1[countable ]a thing that limits or restricts sth, or your freedom to do sth 限制;限定;约束SYN
restriction
◆constraints of time/money/space时间╱资金╱空间的限制◆financial/economic/legal/political constraints财政╱经济╱法律╱政治约束constrainton sth ◆This decision will impose serious constraints on all schools.这项决定将使所有的学校受到各种严格的限制。☞synonyms at
limit
2[uncountable ]strict control over the way that you behave or are allowed to behave 约束;严管◆At last we could relax and talk without constraint.我们终于可以放松下来,无拘无束地谈话了。constraintconstraintscon·straint/kənˈstreɪnt; NAmEkənˈstreɪnt/
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constraintcon‧straint /kənˈstreɪnt/ ●○○AWL noun
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1[countable] something that limits your freedom to do what you wantSYN restrictionconstraint on Constraints on spending have forced the company to rethink its plans. the constraints of family lifefinancial/environmental/political etc constraints There have been financial and political constraints on development.impose/place constraints on somebody/something constraints imposed on teachers by large class sizes2[uncountable] control over the way people are allowed to behave, so that they cannot do what they want: freedom from constraintCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + constraintfinancial/legal/economic etc constraints· During the war, there were many physical and social constraints on citizens.time constraints (=the limited amount of time that is available)· Exams are always done under strict time constraints.budget constraints (=the limited amount of money that is available)· With any new project, you have to be aware of the budget constraints.a major constraint· In Egypt, the shortage of land and water is a major constraint on agriculture.a serious/severe constraint· The country's debts put serious constraints on its economic growth.a tight constraint (=a strict limit)· They were operating within tight financial constraints.an important constraint· Their religious beliefs were an important constraint on their behaviour.verbsimpose constraints on somebody/something· You have to work within the constraints that the software imposes.place/put constraints on somebody/something· Lack of funding is putting severe constraints on research.free somebody/something from constraints· Summer vacation is a time when children are freed from the constraints of routine.phrasesbe subject to constraints (=be limited by them)· Teachers are subject to the constraints of the examination system.be free from constraints (=not be limited by them)· No film producers are free from the constraints of censorship.given the constraints on something (=because there are particular constraints on something)· Given the constraints on space in the city, most people live in tiny apartments.
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constraints[558]
约束(89%),强制(5%),约束条件(5%),虚情假意(1%)
n.[数] 约束;局促,态度不自然;强制
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