constrain

Word family  noun constraint verb constrain

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++con·strain /kənˈstreɪn/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive]  1  LIMITto stop someone from doing what they want to do 阻止，妨碍 SYN restrictconstrain somebody from doing something Financial factors should not constrain doctors from prescribing the best treatment for patients. 经济因素不应该妨碍医生为病人制订最好的治疗方案。2  LIMITto limit something 限制，束缚 SYN restrict Poor soil has constrained the level of crop production. 贫瘠的土地限制了农作物的产量。 Women’s employment opportunities are often severely constrained by family commitments. 女性的就业机会常常受到家庭责任的严重限制。→ See Verb table

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constrain• Third, as a government becomes less committed to democracy, the freedom and independence of the media are increasingly constrained.• Wealth, however, is not similarly constrained.• They have also been constrained by Britain's geographic location and limited resources.• However, a real plant will be constrained by the amount of already existing plant material and its needs.• Poor economies abroad may constrain demand for U.S. exports.• In the boiler overhaul, for example, Taylor found that a worker lost much time because of his constrained position.• The bill actually constrains the legislature from doing what they are elected to do.• They assume, that is, that the principles of analogy and local interpretation constrain their experience.• Nature abhors the superfluous, yet is constrained to produce the seemingly extravagant.Origin constrain (1300-1400) Old French constraindre, from Latin constringere “to constrict, constrain”, from com- ( → COM-) + stringere “to pull tight”

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constrain
con‧strain AC /kənˈstreɪn/ verb [transitive]1. to stop someone from doing what they want to do
   SYN  restrict
    constrain somebody from doing something
    Financial factors should not constrain doctors from prescribing the best treatment for patients.
2. to limit something
   SYN  restrict:
    Poor soil has constrained the level of crop production.
    Women’s employment opportunities are often severely constrained by family commitments.

con·strain AW BrE /kənˈstreɪn/ 🔊NAmE /kənˈstreɪn/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they constrain BrE /kənˈstreɪn/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈstreɪn/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it constrains BrE /kənˈstreɪnz/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈstreɪnz/ 🔊past simple constrained BrE /kənˈstreɪnd/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈstreɪnd/ 🔊past participle constrained BrE /kənˈstreɪnd/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈstreɪnd/ 🔊 -ing form constraining BrE /kənˈstreɪnɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈstreɪnɪŋ/ 🔊 (formal) [usually passive] ~ sb to do sth to force sb to do sth or behave in a particular way 强迫；强制；迫使◆The evidence was so compelling that he felt constrained to accept it. 证据是那样的令人折服，他觉得不得不接受。🔊🔊 [often passive] to restrict or limit sb/sth 限制；限定；约束◆~ sth Research has been constrained by a lack of funds. 研究工作因经费不足而受限制。🔊🔊◆~ sb (from doing sth) She felt constrained from continuing by the threat of losing her job. 由于受到失去工作的威胁，她感到很难再坚持下去。🔊🔊  ➡  see also unconstrained