constrain
[kən'strein]
vt.强迫, 限制
例句与用法:
Cold weather constrains the plant's growth.
寒冷的天气抑制了植物的生长。
I felt constrained to do what he told me.
做他叫我做的事,我心里很不舒服。
词形变化:
形容词: constrainable | 副词: constrainedly | 名词: constrainer | 动词过去式: constrained | 动词过去分词: constrained | 动词现在分词: constraining | 动词第三人称单数: constrains |
详细释义:
vt.
1. 强迫, 迫使[OZ]
I feel constrained to write and protest the decision.
我不得不写信抗议这一决定。
2. 限制; 束缚; 拘禁
Our research has been constrained by lack of cash.
我们的研究工作因缺少现金而受到限制。
3. 压制, 抑制[(+from)]