restrain

音标发音

• 英式音标 [rɪ'streɪnri'strein]
• 美式音标 [rɪˈstreɪn]
• 国际音标 [ri'strein]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• vt.抑制；阻止；束缚；剥夺

词源解说

• 14世纪中期进入英语，直接源自古法语的restreindre，意为压制；最初源自拉丁语的restringere，意为约束。

词根记忆

• re(重新) + strain(拉紧)→重新拉紧→阻止；抑制
• re + strain(拉紧)→重新拉紧→阻止，抑制
• re(一再) + strain(拉紧)→拉闸限电→抑制，制止
• re(回) + strain(拉紧)→阻止；抑制
• re(重新) + strain(拉紧)→重新拉紧→克制，抑制
• re(重新) + strain(拉紧)→重新拉紧→限制

同根派生

• adj性质的同根词

  restrained：克制的，受限制的；拘谨的。

• n性质的同根词

  restraint：抑制，克制；约束。

  restrainer：[摄]抑制剂（尤指摄影中用的溴化钾等）；限制器；控制者。

• v性质的同根词

  restrained：抑制；约束（restrain的过去分词）。

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英汉例句

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

• I must learn to restrain myself.
  我得学会约束自己。

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词组短语

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• restrain oneself 自制，约束自己
• restrain one 's tears 止泪

副词+～

• hardly restrain 几乎克制不住

～+介词

• restrain from 抑制…不使…
• restrain in drinking 节制饮酒

短语

• Ratio restrain 比率制动
• Restrain yourself 克制你自己
• restrain diabetes 抑制糖尿病

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• to control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in order to stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of something

柯林斯英英字典

• If you restrain someone, you stop them from doing what they intended or wanted to do, usually by using your physical strength.
• 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.
• To restrain something that is growing or increasing means to prevent it from getting too large.

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