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restraint n.抑制,制止,克制 As you may have guessed from its similar spelling, the word restraint comes from the verb restrain, which in turn comes from the Latin word restringere, meaning "draw back tightly, confine, check." When talking about an object, a restraint is a device used to maintain control of something. For example, if your leg is operated on, the doctors will use a restraint to hold it still. ★★☆☆☆ 2004.4

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[ri'streint] Restraint is the act of holding something back. For example, if you exercise restraint over your emotions, you won't burst out into tears in public. Ralph Waldo Emerson and other Transcendentalist philosophers thought schooling and rigorous book learning put unnatural restraints on children. 1[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.   [usu with supp]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。2[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。3[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.   [with supp]  [FORMAL 正式]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。

英语单词	restraint
英美音标	[ri'streint]
中文释义	n.抑制,制止,克制
vocab简明	Restraint is the act of holding something back. For example, if you exercise restraint over your emotions, you won't burst out into tears in public.
vocab扩展	As you may have guessed from its similar spelling, the word restraint comes from the verb restrain, which in turn comes from the Latin word restringere, meaning "draw back tightly, confine, check." When talking about an object, a restraint is a device used to maintain control of something. For example, if your leg is operated on, the doctors will use a restraint to hold it still.
真题原句	Ralph Waldo Emerson and other Transcendentalist philosophers thought schooling and rigorous book learning put unnatural restraints on children.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [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. [usu with supp] 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。 2 [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。 3 [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. [with supp] [FORMAL 正式] 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。
来源	2004.4

Restraint Act Exercise Word Supp Trade N Uncount 不可数名词