Restrain
[ rɪ'stren ]
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vt. 抑制，压抑;限定，限制;制止;监禁;
💡 词根助记
re回+strain拉紧，压 → 抑制，限制
📝 例句
He could not restrain himself from peeping.
他忍不住窥视。
restrain a person's activities
限制某人的活动
He could not restrain an exclamation of approval.
他禁不住喝一声采。
The child was unable to restrain her tears.
那孩子不能制止住她的眼泪。
Philip did nothing to restrain them.
菲力浦并没有挽留他们。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ rest-休息,rain-雨:雨停止了,也抑制了灰尘的飞扬
※ rest-休息,rain-下雨:我休息的时候,竟然下雨,真想阻止老天爷
※ re-谐音“阿姨”,st-拼音“石头”,rain-下雨:阿姨站在石头上阻止下雨
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-strict-表示“拉紧”
常见变体有-stress-、-strain-、-string-
📖 牛津释义
restrain
v[Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth(from sth/doing sth) hold back sb/sth from movementor action; keep sb/sth under control or in check 抑制或遏制某人[某事物]; 管制; 约束
restrain one's anger, laughter, tears 抑制住愤怒、 笑声、 眼泪
restrain one's natural urges, impulses, etc 克制住欲望、 冲动等
I must learn to restrain myself, eg not say what I think. 我得学会约束自己.
The police had difficulty in restraining the crowd from rushing on to the pitch. 警方难以阻止人群涌入球场.
🎯 考研助记
rest(休息)+rain(雨):休息时雨 抑制我出去玩，只好在家 re(回)+strain(紧张):拉回紧张叫 限制 一起(con)使其紧张叫 强迫
🔁 扩展释义
*[ri'strein]vt. 抑制, 阻止, 束缚【法】 抑制, 遏制, 制止
🏥 医学释义
抑制，限制
🌿 同词根单词
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I was doing some exercises on the high-and-low bars. When I landed, I fell forward and hurt myself. Someone was standing too close and I knocked into him and fell over onto my shoulder.
我当时在高低杠上练习。落地时向前摔倒受了伤。有人站的离我太近，我撞在他身上，跌了一跤，肩膀也受了伤。
Another thing which shocked Kunta was that women were held in the castle too.
还有一件事使孔塔感到惊奇，这就是关在城堡里的还有妇女。
My name's Tom Goode, by the way.
我叫汤姆·古德，顺便告诉你。