Apedia

Restrain Verb Intended Wanted Partly Emotion Prevent 英[Rɪˈstreɪn

单词 restrain
音标
英[rɪˈstreɪn] 美[rɪˈstren]
解释
vt.抑制,压抑;限定,限制;制止;监禁;
例句

VERB
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.
例: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。
例:One onlooker had to be restrained by police.一个旁观者遭到了警察的制止。

VERB
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.
例:She was unable to restrain her desperate anger...她无法控制自己极度的愤怒。
例: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。

VERB
抑制;限制;控制
To restrain something that is growing or increasing means to prevent it from getting too large.
例: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。
例: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。
变形
third:restrains~done:restrained~ing:restraining~past:restrained~

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Restrained adj-graded 英[rɪˈstreɪnd 美 adj.克制的,节制的,受到控制的;v.抑制 restrain的过去式);管制;制止;控制 克制的;冷静的;不动声色的 calm

Previous card: Restored verb restore 例:the restoring means condition 英[rɪs'tɔ:rɪŋ

Up to card list: COCA words 16000 COCA词汇