constriction
constriction 英 [kən'strɪkʃn] 美 [kənˈstrɪkʃən]
n. 收缩；压缩；紧窄感；压缩物
名词复数:constrictions
- A constriction is a tight squeeze. If you have asthma, you know that the constriction of the airways makes it hard to breathe. If you’re a snake, you know that the constriction of a mouse makes a good dinner.
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- n. 收缩；压缩；紧窄感；压缩物
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1. Pupillometrics is a method of measuring blinking rates and pupil dilation or constriction, which can be done with video recordings and careful later analysis.
瞳孔识别是一种观察眨眼频率和瞳孔扩张、收缩的方法。通常是事先录下视频然后再仔细观察分析。
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2. It can not only repair itself but also generate electricity during constriction. The electricity may even charge up your mobile phone or MP3 player in the future.
这种人造肌肉不仅能自我修复，而且还可以在运动收缩过程中产生电力，未来甚至能为手机或MP3播放器充电。
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3. Airway smooth muscle is located within the walls of airways in the lung and the excessive and inappropriate constriction of the muscle is a predominant feature of asthma.
气管平滑肌位于肺部的气管表面上，而它的过度的收缩和不当应激反应是引起哮喘的主要原因；
- constriction (n.) "act of constricting; state of being constricted," c. 1400, constriccioun, from Latin constrictionem (nominative constrictio) "a binding or drawing together," noun of action from past-participle stem of constringere "to bind together, tie tightly, fetter, shackle, chain," from assimilated form of com "with, together" (see con-) + stringere "to draw tight" (see strain (v.)). From 1640s as "that which constricts."
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