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)]