restrain
英 [rɪ'streɪn]
美[rɪ'stren]
- vt. 抑制，控制；约束；制止
英英释意
- 1. keep under control; keep in check;
- "suppress a smile"
- "Keep your temper"
- "keep your cool"
- 2. place limits on (extent or access);
- "restrict the use of this parking lot"
- "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
- 3. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement;
- "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"
- "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"
- "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"
- "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
- 4. hold back
- 5. to compel or deter by or as if by threats
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. If you can't restrain your dog you must lock it up.
- 如果你无法管住你的狗,就必须把它关起来.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. She shouldn't restrain her anger at this insensible attitude of theirs.
- 对他们这种无动于衷的态度,她抑制不住心头的怒火.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. They couldn't restrain their excitement.
- 他们无法抑制自己的激动.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》