[N-VAR 可变名词]限制;制约因素;管制措施Restraints are rules or conditions that limit or restrict someone or something.
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The Prime Minister is calling for new restraints on trade unions...
首相正在呼吁对工会施加新的限制措施。
With open frontiers and lax visa controls, criminals could cross into the country without restraint.
由于边境开放和签证管理松懈,罪犯可以毫无限制地进入这个国家。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]克制;抑制;遏制Restraint is calm, controlled, and unemotional behaviour.
They behaved with more restraint than I'd expected...
他们表现得比我预料的更为克制。
I'll speak to the staff and ask them to exercise restraint and common sense.
我会和员工谈一谈,要他们加强自制,理智处事。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]限制;控制Restraint of something is the act of preventing it from increasing too much or from being done freely.
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For a year and a half, wage restraint on a voluntary basis worked...
在一年半的时间里,自愿实行的限薪措施奏效了。
He sued them for restraint of trade and won.
他控告他们实行贸易管制,并且胜诉了。
Oxford
re·straintAWL/rɪˈstreɪnt; NAmErɪˈstreɪnt/noun1[countable , usually plural ]restraint(on sb/sth) a rule, a fact, an idea, etc. that limits or controls what people can do 约束力;管制措施;制约因素◆The government has imposed export restraints on some products.政府对一些产品实行了出口控制。☞synonyms at
limit
2[uncountable ]the act of controlling or limiting sth because it is necessary or sensible to do so 控制;限制◆wage restraint限制工资增长3[uncountable ]the quality of behaving calmly and with control 克制;抑制;约束SYN
self-control
◆The police appealed to the crowd for restraint.警方呼吁群众保持克制。◆He exercisedconsiderable restraintin ignoring the insults. 他克制住了自己,没去理会种种侮辱。4[uncountable ]( formal) the use of physical force to control sb who is behaving in a violent way (武力)阻止,制止,制伏◆the physical restraint of prisoners对囚犯的人身限制5[countable ]( formal) a type of seat beltor safety device 座椅安全带;安全装置◆Children must use an approved child restraint or adult seat belt.儿童必须使用经过认可的儿童安全带或成人座椅安全带。restraintrestraintsre·straint/rɪˈstreɪnt; NAmErɪˈstreɪnt/
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restraintre‧straint /rɪˈstreɪnt/ ●○○AWL noun
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1[uncountable] calm sensible controlled behaviour, especially in a situation when it is difficult to stay calmSYN self-control: The police were praised for their restraint in handling the demonstrators.show/exercise restraint He urged the millions of protesters to exercise restraint.2[countable usually plural, uncountable] a rule or principle that limits what people can dorestraint on Opposition politicians have called for restraints on public spending. The government has imposed restraints on corporate mergers.3[uncountable] formal physical force that is used to hold someone back, especially because they are likely to be violent: Sometimes police officers have to use physical restraint to control dangerous prisoners.4[countable] something that prevents someone from moving freely, such as a rope or a seat belt
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restraint
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restraints[1147]
克制(76%),抑制(16%),束缚(8%)
n.抑制,克制;约束
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