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constrain vt.强迫,抑制,拘束,约束,限制 The verb constrain comes from the Latin word constringere, which means to bind together or tie tightly. Constrain can imply both literal and figurative bindings. You can constrain someone by physically holding on to something like a person's shirt. Or, you can figuratively constrain someone by putting up obstacles. Your teenagers, for example, may feel constrained by your rules and accuse you of sucking the fun out of their social lives. ★☆☆☆☆ 2005.5

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[kən'strein] To constrain is to hold back, restrain, or confine. If you've ever had to constrain a toddler in the middle of a temper tantrum, you know you have to watch out for flailing limbs. A national drug agency would provide governments more influence on pharmaceutical companies in order to constrain the ever-increasing cost of drugs. 1[VERB 动词]约束；限制；强迫 To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.   [be V-ed]  [be V-ed to-inf]  [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]Women are too often constrained by family commitments and by low expectations...女性往往受到家庭责任和低期望值的束缚。How can we produce top-class engineers when universities are constrained to offer salaries that can only attract mediocre staff?...大学的财力有限，提供的薪酬仅能吸引水平一般的教师，在这种情况下，我们如何能培养出一流的工程师？It's the capacity of those roads which is going to constrain the amount of travel by car that can take place.制约驾车出行量的将会是那些道路的通行能力。constrainedThese will be very constrained budgets designed to get the deficit down.这些预算旨在减少赤字，将会大大受限。2[PHRASE 短语]觉得被迫(做某事) If you feel constrained to do something, you feel that you must do it, even though you would prefer not to.   [V inflects]For some reason he felt constrained to lower his voice.不知怎么的，他觉得自己必须得压低声音。

英语单词	constrain
英美音标	[kən'strein]
中文释义	vt.强迫,抑制,拘束,约束,限制
vocab简明	To constrain is to hold back, restrain, or confine. If you've ever had to constrain a toddler in the middle of a temper tantrum, you know you have to watch out for flailing limbs.
vocab扩展	The verb constrain comes from the Latin word constringere, which means to bind together or tie tightly. Constrain can imply both literal and figurative bindings. You can constrain someone by physically holding on to something like a person's shirt. Or, you can figuratively constrain someone by putting up obstacles. Your teenagers, for example, may feel constrained by your rules and accuse you of sucking the fun out of their social lives.
真题原句	A national drug agency would provide governments more influence on pharmaceutical companies in order to constrain the ever-increasing cost of drugs.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]约束；限制；强迫 To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way. [be V-ed] [be V-ed to-inf] [V n] [FORMAL 正式] Women are too often constrained by family commitments and by low expectations... 女性往往受到家庭责任和低期望值的束缚。 How can we produce top-class engineers when universities are constrained to offer salaries that can only attract mediocre staff?... 大学的财力有限，提供的薪酬仅能吸引水平一般的教师，在这种情况下，我们如何能培养出一流的工程师？ It's the capacity of those roads which is going to constrain the amount of travel by car that can take place. 制约驾车出行量的将会是那些道路的通行能力。 constrained These will be very constrained budgets designed to get the deficit down. 这些预算旨在减少赤字，将会大大受限。 2 [PHRASE 短语]觉得被迫(做某事) If you feel constrained to do something, you feel that you must do it, even though you would prefer not to. [V inflects] For some reason he felt constrained to lower his voice. 不知怎么的，他觉得自己必须得压低声音。
来源	2005.5

Constrain Ed Feel Constrained Means [V Kən'strein Vt.强迫,抑制,拘束,约束,限制