restrain

[ri'strein]

vt.抑制, 阻止, 束缚, 剥夺

例句与用法：

He couldn't restrain his curiosity.

他抑制不住自己的好奇心。

She tried to restrain her sobs.

她设法抑制住自己的悲泣。

If I don't restrain my dog, it chases the cat.

我如果不管住我的狗，它就要追猫了。

I couldn't restrain my anger.

我无法抑制我的愤怒。

词形变化：

形容词: restrainable | 副词: restrainedly | 名词: restrainer | 动词过去式: restrained | 动词过去分词: restrained | 动词现在分词: restraining | 动词第三人称单数: restrains |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 抑制, 遏制

I couldn't restrain my laughter.

我禁不住笑了出来。

2. 控制, 限制; 约束, 阻止[(+from)]

We restrained the children from playing by the railroad.

我们阻止孩子们在铁路旁边玩耍。

The government has taken measures to restrain inflation.

政府已采取措施控制通货膨胀。

3. 管束; 监禁