| [/rɪˈstreɪnt; rɪˋstrent/] n (fml 文) 用法:
1 [U] restraining or being restrained 抑制; 遏制; 管制; 约束:
submit to/break loose from restraint 忍受[摆脱]束缚 *
The child's affections were kept under/suffered continualrestraint. 那孩子的感情一直受到压抑. 用法:
2 [C] ~ (on sb/sth) thing that checks or controls; restriction 起遏制作用的事物; 管制措施; 约束力:
the restraints on the family budget of a limited income 有限的收入对家庭开支预算的约束 *
throw off the restraints of convention 打破常规 *
impose restraints on wage settlements 对工资的协议加以限制. 用法:
3 [U] ~ (in sth) avoidance of exaggeration or excess; moderation 克制; 节制; 适度:
He showed/exercised considerable restraint in not suing for a divorce. 他极力克制自己, 不提出离婚诉讼. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) without re`straint without control; freely 无拘无束地; 自由地:
talk, weep without restraint 畅谈、 痛哭. |