restrain

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音标发音

英式音标 [rɪ'streɪnri'strein]
美式音标 [rɪˈstreɪn]
国际音标 [ri'strein]
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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）。

restrain相关词

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.