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Constrained Constrain Feel 英[Kənˈstreɪn 美[Kənˈstren Vt.强迫;强使;限制;约束 Verb 约束;限制;强迫

单词 constrain
音标
英[kənˈstreɪn] 美[kənˈstren]
解释
vt.强迫;强使;限制;约束;
例句

VERB
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.
例: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。
例: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?

PHRASE
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.
例: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。
变形
third:constrains~done:constrained~ing:constraining~past:constrained~

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