restraint
英 [rɪ'streɪnt]
美[rɪ'strent]
- n. 抑制，克制；约束
词态变化
复数: restraints;
中文词源
restraint 约束力，控制力
来自 restrain,限制，约束，-t,过去分词格，此处形容词作名词。
英英释意
- 1. the of act controlling by restraining someone or something;
- "the unlawful restraint of trade"
- 2. discipline in personal and social activities;
- "he was a model of polite restraint"
- "she never lost control of herself"
- 3. the state of being physically constrained;
- "dogs should be kept under restraint"
- 4. a rule or condition that limits freedom;
- "legal restraints"
- "restraints imposed on imports"
- 5. lack of ornamentation;
- "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"
- 6. a device that retards something's motion;
- "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
英文词源
- restraint (n.)
- "action of restraining; means of restraint," early 15c., from Old French restreinte, noun use of fem. past participle of restraindre (see restrain). Sense of "reserve" is from c. 1600.
考试真题
- She trimmed back my flowery language, drew lines through my exclamation marks and argued for the value of restraint in expression.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- She trimmed back my flowery language, drew lines through my exclamation marks and argued for the value of restraint in expression.
2015年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B
- But US researchers quietly complain about budget restraints and having far fewer icebreakers than Russia, limiting the reach of the United States in Antarctica.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- During the Depression and the war, Americans had learned to live with less, and that restraint, in combination with the postwar confidence in the future, made small, efficient housing positively stylish.
2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
实用场景例句
- The government has imposed export restraints on some products.
- 政府对一些产品实行了出口控制。
牛津词典
- wage restraint
- 薪限
牛津词典
- The police appealed to the crowd for restraint.
- 警方呼吁群众保持克制。
牛津词典
- He exercised considerable restraint in ignoring the insults.
- 他表现出极大的克制，没去理会种种侮辱。
牛津词典
- the physical restraint of prisoners
- 对囚犯的人身限制
牛津词典
- Children must use an approved child restraint or adult seat belt.
- 儿童必须使用经过认可的儿童安全带或成人座椅安全带。
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They behaved with more restraint than I'd expected...
- 他们表现得比我预料的更为克制。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- In 1961 , the electrical equipment industry was found guilty of fixing prices in restraint of competition.
- §1961年, 电气设备工业为了限制竞争而规定各种价格,被查明有罪.
英汉非文学 - 政府文件
- I think you showed great restraint in not hitting him after what he said.
- 我想你听了他的话后竭力克制才没去揍他.
期刊摘选
- Yet freedom from restraint simply put it at the mercy of unsympathetic breeze.
- 然而这样的自由仅仅把它引入到不和谐微风的怜悯中.
期刊摘选
- China , the North's fraternal neighbour , a muted response, urging restraint from both countries.
- 朝鲜友邻中国做出低调反应, 敦促双方保持克制.
期刊摘选
- He has been free from restraint.
- 他已脱离约束.
辞典例句
- Valuing the wisdom of discernment theof pleasure without restraint and the joy of victory with integrity.
- 重视培养洞察力,不冒险纵情欢娱,懂得适可而止,以平和的心态面对胜利的喜悦.
期刊摘选
- She had to bury the tumult of her feeling under the restraint of society.
- 她得在社交礼貌的约束下,抑制住自己翻腾着的心潮.
辞典例句
- Import quotas are sometimes dressed up as voluntary export restraint agreements between exporting and importing countries.
- 进口配额有时被装扮成出口国和进口国达成的自愿出口限制协议.
辞典例句
- The restraint an individual outside such extenuating circumstances, or the use of excessive force, is unjustifiable.
- 若个人约束超出这种范围, 或是过度使用武力, 这就是不正当.
期刊摘选
- Since these fateful events almost two centuries ago the Amarrians have learned restraint.
- 自从这些决定性的事件发生大概两个世纪后,艾玛人学会了克制.
期刊摘选
- Even though the mother was very angry, she with restraint and didn't yell at her child.
- 即使母亲很生气, 她仍克制自己没有向孩子大吼.
期刊摘选
- Mrs. Smith cried without restraint.
- 史密斯夫人无拘无束地大喊.
期刊摘选
- Journalists have exercised remarkable restraint in not reporting all the sordid details of the case.
- 记者对该案件的报道显示出异乎寻常的克制,没有报道所有肮脏的细节.
《简明英汉词典》
- His rage was beyond restraint.
- 他怒不可遏.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- As he has not been able to have his way , he has shown some restraint.
- 他由于没有得手, 有些收敛.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- I am under no restraint whatever.
- 我不受任何束缚.
《现代英汉综合大词典》