The English word "restrain" has three main meanings: first, to stop someone from doing something, often by using physical force; second, to control your own emotions or behavior, preventing yourself from doing what you want to do; and third, to control or limit something that is growing or increasing too much.
[VERB 动词]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.
[V n]
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。
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[VERB 动词]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.
[V n]
[V n from -ing/n]
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。
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[VERB 动词]抑制;限制;控制 To restrain something that is growing or increasing means to prevent it from getting too large.
[V n]
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。
Oxford
re·strainAWL/rɪˈstreɪn; NAmErɪˈstreɪn/verb1to stop sb/sth from doing sth, especially by using physical force (尤指用武力)制止,阻止,管制restrainsb/sth ◆The prisoner had to be restrained by the police.警方只好强行制住囚犯。◆He placed a restraining hand on her arm.他拉住她的胳膊制止她。restrainsb/sth from sth/from doing sth ◆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。2to stop yourself from feeling an emotion or doing sth that you would like to do 约束(自己);控制(自己);忍住restrainsth ◆John managed to restrain his anger.约翰努力压制住自己的怒气。restrainyourself (from sth/from doing sth) ◆She had to restrain herself from crying out in pain.她只得忍住疼痛,不哭出来。3restrainsth to stop sth that is growing or increasing from becoming too large 抑制;控制SYN
keep under control
◆The government is taking steps to restrain inflation.政府正在采取措施控制通货膨胀。restrainrestrainsrestrainedrestrainingre·strain/rɪˈstreɪn; NAmErɪˈstreɪn/
1to stop someone from doing something, often by using physical forcerestrain somebody from doing something I had to restrain her from running out into the street. He had to be restrained from using violence.2to control your own emotions or behaviour: Renwick restrained a feeling of annoyance.restrain yourself (from doing something) She could barely restrain herself from hitting him.3to control or limit something that is increasing too much: Price rises should restrain consumer spending.
WDF
restrain
[rɪˈstreɪn]restrained, restraining, restrains
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restrained[1238] restraining[2903]
抑制(88%),阻止(9%),束缚(2%),剥夺(1%)
vt.抑制,控制;约束;制止
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