restrain
restrain 英 [rɪˈstreɪn] 美 [rɪˈstren]
vt. 抑制，控制；约束
进行时:restraining 过去式:restrained 过去分词:restrained 第三人称单数:restrains 名词复数:restrains
- Restrain means to hold yourself back, which is exactly what you'd have to do if, after weeks of dieting, you found yourself face to face with a dessert case filled with pies, cakes, and cookies.
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- vt. 抑制，控制；约束
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1. The prisoner had to be restrained by the police.
警方只好强行制住囚犯。
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2. He placed a restraining hand on her arm.
他拉住她的胳膊制止她。
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3. They have obtained an injunction restraining the company from selling the product.
他们已经得到阻止这家公司出售这一产品的禁销令。
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4. John managed to restrain his anger.
约翰努力压制住自己的怒气。
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5. She had to restrain herself from crying out in pain.
她只得忍住疼痛，不哭出来。
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6. The government is taking steps to restrain inflation.
政府正在采取措施控制通货膨胀。
- restrain (v.) mid-14c., from stem of Old French restreindre "press, push together; curb, bridle; bandage" (12c.), from Latin restringere "draw back tightly, confine, check" (see restriction). Related: Restrained; restraining.
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