restraint
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++re·straint /rɪˈstreɪnt/ ●○○ AWL noun 1 [uncountable]CONTROL calm sensible controlled behaviour, especially in a situation when it is difficult to stay calm 克制 SYN self-control The police were praised for their restraint in handling the demonstrators. 警方因对待示威者时所表现出的克制而受到赞扬。show/exercise restraint He urged the millions of protesters to exercise restraint. 他呼吁数百万抗议者保持克制。2 [countable usually plural, uncountable]RULE/REGULATION a rule or principle that limits what people can do 管制措施，限制，控制restraint on Opposition politicians have called for restraints on public spending. 反对党政治家呼吁控制公共开支。 The government has imposed restraints on corporate mergers. 政府对公司合并实行了限制。3 [uncountable] formalSTOP something THAT IS HAPPENING physical force that is used to hold someone back, especially because they are likely to be violent 〔尤指对狂暴的人实行的〕约束，管制，管束 Sometimes police officers have to use physical restraint to control dangerous prisoners. 有时警察不得不采取人身约束来控制危险的囚犯。4. [countable]TTC something that prevents someone from moving freely, such as a rope or a seat belt 安全装置；〔汽车的〕安全带Examples from the Corpus
restraint• At present, six children are killed and 400 hurt in a year in crashes because they were not wearing a restraint.• The situation called for great care and restraint.• The war years were however characterised by a period of judicial restraint.• But on top of this mathematical restraint on prices there is the confidence factor.• Psychiatric hospitals have rules on the use of restraints on patients.• Death was due to a lack of oxygen, caused by physical restraint.• In order to cope, one must understand something about a proper use of physical restraint.• Naturally, you will have more room for manoeuvre if you have avoided agreeing to detailed and specific restraints.• Because of the tremendous force from the launch, tight restraints are necessary.show/exercise restraint• Hunt supporters have always been advised to exercise restraint.• Its decision is therefore almost always to show restraint and to leave the scene as quietly as possible.• It pledged to continue the struggle for democratic representation but appealed to its supporters to continue to exercise restraint.• They argue that the ambiguity encourages both sides to show restraint.• He urged employers and trade unions to show restraint in the 1990 wage round.• The unconscious operates according to the pleasure principle alone - there are no values exercising restraint over instinctual impulses.restraint on• The treaty will remove all restraints on exports between the countries.From Longman Business Dictionaryrestraintre‧straint /rɪˈstreɪnt/ noun [countable, uncountable] a rule or principle limiting what countries, companies etc can sell, advertise, buy etcBeijing promised to ease import restraints and buy more U.S. products.The regulations were ruled to be an unreasonable restraint of trade.restraint onregulationsimposing restraints on competition → price restraint → wage restraintOrigin restraint (1300-1400) Old French restreinte, from restreindre; → RESTRAINre·straint nounChineseSyllable
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restraint
re‧straint AC /rɪˈstreɪnt/
noun1. [uncountable] calm sensible controlled behaviour, especially in a situation when it is difficult to stay calm
SYN self-control:
The police were praised for their restraint in handling the demonstrators.
show/exercise restraint
He urged the millions of protesters to exercise restraint.
2. [countable usually plural, uncountable] a rule or principle that limits what people can do
restraint on
Opposition politicians have called for restraints on public spending.
The government has imposed restraints on corporate mergers.
3. [uncountable] formal physical force that is used to hold someone back, especially because they are likely to be violent:
Sometimes police officers have to use physical restraint to control dangerous prisoners.
4. [countable] something that prevents someone from moving freely, such as a rope or a seat belt
re‧straint AC /rɪˈstreɪnt/
noun1. [uncountable] calm sensible controlled behaviour, especially in a situation when it is difficult to stay calm SYN self-control:
show/exercise restraint
2. [countable usually plural, uncountable] a rule or principle that limits what people can do
restraint on
3. [uncountable] formal physical force that is used to hold someone back, especially because they are likely to be violent:
4. [countable] something that prevents someone from moving freely, such as a rope or a seat belt
limit the greatest or smallest amount of sth that is allowed 指极限、限量、限额 ：◆ The EU has set strict limits on pollution levels. 欧盟对污染程度作了严格的限定。 ◆ the speed limit 速度限制 restriction ( a rule or law that limits what you can dorather
指限制规定、限制法规 ：◆ There are no restrictions on the amount of money you can withdraw. 取款没有限额。 control (often in compounds) the act of limiting or managing sth; a method of doing this （常构成复合词）指限制、约束、管理、管制 ：◆ arms control 军备控制 constraint ( a fact or decision that limits what you can dorather
指限制、限定、约束 ：◆ We have to work within severe constraints of time and money. 我们必须在时间紧迫、资金紧张的限制下工作。 restraint ( a decision, a rule, an idea, etc. that limits what you can do; the act of limiting sth because it is necessary or sensible to do sorather
指约束力、管制措施、制约因素、控制、限制 ：◆ The government has imposed export restraints on some products. 政府对一些产品实行了出口控制。 ◆ The unions are unlikely to accept any sort of wage restraint. 工会不大可能接受任何形式的工资限制。 limitation the act or process of limiting sth; a rule, fact or condition that limits sth 指限制、控制、起限制作用的规则、事实或条件 ：◆ They would resist any limitation of their powers. 他们会抵制对他们权力的任何限制。
restriction, constraint, restraint or limitation? 用 restriction、constraint、restraint 还是 limitation？
These are all things that limit what you can do. A restriction is rule or law that is made by sb in authority. Aconstraint is sth that exists rather than sth that is made, although it may exist as a result of sb's decision. Arestraint is also sth that exists: it can exist outside yourself, as the result of sb else's decision; but it can also exist inside you, as a fear of what other people may think or as your own feeling about what is acceptable.以上各词均表示限制规定。restriction 指掌权者所作的规定或法规。constraint 指现存的限制或约束而非作出的决定，尽管这种约束也可能是因他人的决定而存在。restraint 亦指现存的限制或制约因素，既可能指自身以外的因素，如他人的决定；也可能指自身因素，如担心别人的想法或顾虑自己的做法能否被接受 ：◆ moral/social/cultural restraints 道德／社会／文化制约因素 A limitation is more general and can be a rule that sb makes or a fact or condition that exists.* limitation 较通用，可指人为的规定，也可指客观存在的构成限制的事实或条件。
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