restrain 音标拼音: [ristr'en]
v . 克制,限制,抑制,约束,拘束,束缚
克制,限制,抑制,约束,拘束,束缚
restrain v 1 :
keep under control ;
keep in check ; "
suppress a smile ";
"
Keep your temper "; "
keep your cool " [
synonym : {
restrain },
{
keep }, {
keep back }, {
hold back }]
2 :
place limits on (
extent or access ); "
restrict the use of this parking lot "; "
limit the time you can spend with your friends " [
synonym : {
restrict }, {
restrain }, {
trammel }, {
limit },
{
bound }, {
confine }, {
throttle }]
3 :
to close within bounds ,
limit or hold back from movement ;
"
This holds the local until the express passengers change trains "; "
About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade "; "
The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center "; "
The terrorists held the journalists for ransom "
[
synonym : {
restrain }, {
confine }, {
hold }]
4 :
hold back [
synonym : {
restrain }, {
encumber }, {
cumber },
{
constrain }]
5 :
to compel or deter by or as if by threats [
synonym : {
intimidate },
{
restrain }]
Restrain \
Re *
strain "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Restrained };
p .
pr .
&
vb .
n . {
Restraining }.] [
OE .
restreinen ,
F .
restreindre ,
fr .
L .
restringere ,
restrictum ;
pref .
re -
re -
stringere to draw ,
bind ,
or press together .
See {
Strain },
v .
t .,
and cf .
{
Restrict }.]
1 .
To draw back again ;
to hold back from acting ,
proceeding ,
or advancing ,
either by physical or moral force ,
or by any interposing obstacle ;
to repress or suppress ;
to keep down ;
to curb .
[
1913 Webster ]
Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature Gives way to in repose ! --
Shak .
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2 .
To draw back toghtly ,
as a rein . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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3 .
To hinder from unlimited enjoiment ;
to abridge .
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1913 Webster ]
Though they two were committed ,
at least restrained of their liberty . --
Clarendon .
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4 .
To limit ;
to confine ;
to restrict . --
Trench .
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Not only a metaphysical or natural ,
but a moral ,
universality also is to be restrained by a part of the predicate . --
I .
Watts .
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5 .
To withhold ;
to forbear .
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Thou restrained prayer before God . --
Job .
xv .
4 .
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Syn :
To check ;
hinder ;
stop ;
withhold ;
repress ;
curb ;
suppress ;
coerce ;
restrict ;
limit ;
confine .
[
1913 Webster ]
225 Moby Thesaurus words for "
restrain ":
abate ,
adjust to ,
allay ,
alleviate ,
alter ,
anchor ,
arrest ,
assuage ,
attemper ,
bank the fire ,
bar ,
bind ,
bit ,
block ,
blunt ,
bottle up ,
bound ,
box in ,
box up ,
bridle ,
cage ,
cause ,
cause to ,
chain ,
chasten ,
check ,
circumscribe ,
cloister ,
coarct ,
collect ,
compel ,
condition ,
confine ,
constrain ,
contain ,
control ,
cool ,
cool off ,
coop ,
coop in ,
coop up ,
copyright ,
cork up ,
countercheck ,
crib ,
crimp ,
curb ,
curtail ,
dam up ,
damp ,
dampen ,
de -
emphasize ,
deaden ,
debar ,
decelerate ,
delay ,
detain ,
diminish ,
discipline ,
dompt ,
downplay ,
draw the line ,
drive ,
dull ,
encage ,
enchain ,
enclose ,
enforce ,
enjoin ,
entrammel ,
extenuate ,
fasten ,
fence in ,
fetter ,
forbear ,
force ,
gag ,
govern ,
guard ,
gyve ,
hamper ,
handcuff ,
handicap ,
have ,
hedge ,
hedge about ,
hem in ,
hinder ,
hobble ,
hog -
tie ,
hold ,
hold at bay ,
hold back ,
hold down ,
hold fast ,
hold in ,
hold in check ,
hold in custody ,
hold in leash ,
hold in restraint ,
hold up ,
hopple ,
immure ,
impede ,
impel ,
impound ,
imprison ,
incarcerate ,
inhibit ,
intercept ,
interfere ,
interfere with ,
intermeddle ,
interrupt ,
intervene ,
keep ,
keep back ,
keep from ,
keep in ,
keep in check ,
keep in custody ,
keep in detention ,
keep under control ,
keep within bounds ,
lash ,
lay ,
lay under restraint ,
leash ,
leaven ,
lenify ,
lessen ,
lighten ,
limit ,
lock up ,
make ,
make fast ,
manacle ,
meddle ,
mew ,
mew up ,
mitigate ,
moderate ,
modify ,
modulate ,
moor ,
muzzle ,
narrow ,
obstruct ,
obtund ,
oppose ,
palliate ,
patent ,
peg down ,
pen ,
pen up ,
picket ,
pin down ,
pinion ,
play down ,
pound ,
prevent ,
prohibit ,
pull ,
pull in ,
purify ,
put in irons ,
qualify ,
rail in ,
reduce ,
reduce the temperature ,
refrain ,
register ,
regulate ,
regulate by ,
rein ,
rein in ,
repress ,
resist ,
restrict ,
retard ,
retrench ,
rope ,
scant ,
scotch ,
seal up ,
season ,
secure ,
set back ,
set conditions ,
set limits ,
shackle ,
shut in ,
shut up ,
simmer down ,
simplify ,
slacken ,
slow down ,
smother ,
snub ,
sober ,
sober down ,
soften ,
specialize ,
stifle ,
stint ,
stop ,
straiten ,
straitjacket ,
strap ,
subdue ,
suppress ,
tame ,
temper ,
tether ,
tie ,
tie down ,
tie up ,
tone down ,
trammel ,
tune down ,
underplay ,
use force upon ,
wall in ,
weaken ,
withhold
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RESTRAIN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster restrain, check, curb, bridle mean to hold back from or control in doing something restrain suggests holding back by force or persuasion from acting or from going to extremes
RESTRAIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary RESTRAIN definition: 1 to control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in order to stop them from… Learn more
RESTRAIN Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Restrain definition: to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress See examples of RESTRAIN used in a sentence
RESTRAIN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you restrain an emotion or you restrain yourself from doing something, you prevent yourself from showing that emotion or doing what you wanted or intended to do
Restrain - definition of restrain by The Free Dictionary Restrain implies restriction or limitation, as on one's freedom of action: "a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another" (Thomas Jefferson)
restrain verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of restrain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Restrain - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Restrain can also mean to restrict or hold back someone else, to prevent someone from doing what they're intending to do Prison guards have to restrain a prisoner who is trying to attack one of his fellow inmates
restrain - Wiktionary, the free dictionary restrain (third-person singular simple present restrains, present participle restraining, simple past and past participle restrained) (transitive) To control or keep in check
RESTRAIN Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Some common synonyms of restrain are bridle, check, and curb While all these words mean "to hold back from or control in doing something," restrain suggests holding back by force or persuasion from acting or from going to extremes
What does Restrain mean? - Definitions. net To restrain is to hold back from action, keep in check or under control, or to deprive of liberty or freedom of movement, typically in order to prevent or limit actions or activities