| 单词 | restrict |
| 释义 | restrict (rɪstrɪkt ) Word forms: restricts , restricting , restricted 1. verb If you restrict something, you put a limit on it in order to reduce it or prevent it becoming too great. There is talk of restricting the number of students on campus. [VERB noun] ...restricting imports to 0.6 billion pounds of sugar per year. [VERB noun + to] Synonyms: limit, fix, regulate, specify restriction (rɪstrɪkʃən ) uncountable noun Some restriction on funding was necessary. Synonyms: control, rule, condition, check Synonyms: limitation, limit, handicap, constraint 2. verb To restrict the movement or actions of someone or something means to prevent them from moving or acting freely. Villagers say the fence would restrict public access to the hills. [VERB noun] The government imprisoned dissidents, forbade travel, and restricted the press. [VERB noun] These dams have restricted the flow of the river downstream. [VERB noun] Synonyms: hamper, contain, bound, confine restriction uncountable noun ...the justification for this restriction of individual liberty. [+ of] Synonyms: control, rule, condition, check Synonyms: limitation, limit, handicap, constraint 3. verb If you restrict someone or their activities to one thing, they can only do, have, or deal with that thing. If you restrict them to one place, they cannot go anywhere else. Two knee injuries restricted him to only nine more league appearances. [VERB noun to noun] The women were put on a diet that restricted them to 1,400 calories a day. [VERB noun to noun] For the first two weeks patients are restricted to the grounds. [be VERB-ed + to] 4. verb If you restrict something to a particular group, only that group can do it or have it. If you restrict something to a particular place, it is allowed only in that place. The hospital may restrict bookings to people living locally. [VERB noun + to] Camping is restricted to five designated campgrounds. [VERB noun to noun] Collocations: restrict a right Of much more doubtful legality would be to restrict the right to vote to those prisoners serving six months' imprisonment or less. Times, Sunday Times The draft bill would radically restrict the right to family life from being raised in deportation cases by criminals or suspects in other than the most 'exceptional and unforeseen' circumstances. Times, Sunday Times Nor were they seeking reinstatement in a way that would restrict the right of their employers to decide who was to be employed in their diplomatic missions. Times, Sunday Times She helped to draft the commission's report and worked for several years to oppose legislation intended to severely restrict the right of consumers to file for bankruptcy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It would have restricted a right of appeal which, it was now argued, never existed anyway. Times, Sunday Times Confidence in property prices has slumped since the credit crunch began to restrict the supply of money for mortgages. Times, Sunday Times The investigation will examine any evidence of cartel-like behaviour that may restrict the supply of new homes. Times, Sunday Times Now they fear that the latest round of pain will restrict the supply of mortgages. Times, Sunday Times And you can construct a case in theory that caps wouldn't restrict the supply of rental housing but only prevent excessive rent increases. Times, Sunday Times Tight specifications restrict the supply of cabs on the streets and mean high fares. Times, Sunday Times Restrict the amount of time they listen to the news. The Sun If so, the result would be to restrict the amount of benefit in a way that ignored the known facts. Times, Sunday Times Most 'pay day' lenders restrict the amount of your first loan to a few hundred pounds. Times, Sunday Times Apps such as one called f.lux have been developed to restrict the amount of deep blue light emitted by screens. Times, Sunday Times Unfortunately, some airlines are using this and the old 'green' argument to restrict the amount of luggage you put in the hold or even charge you for it. The Sun If you are on a diet and trying to restrict calories to 1,500 or fewer a day, this shake will pretty much count as a meal's worth of calories. The Sun If you restrict calories and undereat, it lowers the metabolism and causes a loss of muscle tissue, making it really hard to get a toned body. Times, Sunday Times They lost almost twice as much weight as people following a diet that simply told them to restrict calories to 1,400 per day. Times, Sunday Times Other economic factors are also expected to restrict growth. Times, Sunday Times It said falling commodity prices would restrict growth in 2014. Times, Sunday Times Complying with them costs businesses time and money, and can restrict growth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Pruning can be employed to maintain the tree as a small shrub if required and more shaded spots will restrict growth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some of my friends have restricted growth and some of them don't. Times, Sunday Times Some key blank manufacturers strictly restrict the sale of their own blanks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Teachers are now being asked to comment on proposed new guidelines restricting the sale of tea and coffee to over-16s. The Sun Previously higher than normal stocks held by customers had restricted some sales. Times, Sunday Times Further work will take place with retailers to agree measures to restrict the sales of acid and other corrosive substances. Times, Sunday Times Yet leases almost always include some kind of specific 'alienation' provision that restricts any sale, subletting or parting with possession. Times, Sunday Times Of course if the chancellor did achieve a budget surplus, his law could restrict the scope of chancellors from other parties. Times, Sunday Times But from the outset, officials attempted to restrict the scope of the scheme, urging ministers to opt for a 'relatively defensible' and 'manageable' option. Times, Sunday Times Article 86 refers first of all to undertakings, which has been defined to restrict the scope of competition law's application. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Of course, human limitations restrict the scope and depth of themes, and later themes may cause earlier themes to expire. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You've since realised that by avoiding these, you also restricted the scope for future plans. Times, Sunday Times Councils started to restrict the use of grit to main roads and bus routes yesterday as supplies ran out and fresh deliveries were delayed. Times, Sunday Times The commission said it would recommend a ban or restrict the use of credit cards. Times,Sunday Times There were concerns that the deal would restrict the use of other photo services. Times, Sunday Times Some ban them outright and others restrict their use in lessons or during playtime. Times, Sunday Times Scientists also want to restrict the use of 12 substances to 0.01 per cent of the product. Times, Sunday Times Why restrict trade by capping universities' fees? Times, Sunday Times Restrictive covenants cannot restrict trade and are enforceable only for the time period stipulated within it. Times, Sunday Times In specific circumstances, governments are able to restrict trade. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The military offensive has involved closing markets and restricting trade and movement to starve the enemy of supplies, which has had as much impact on innocent citizens. Times, Sunday Times The proposals, which would give cyclists priority wherever the new road signs were displayed, would in effect restrict traffic to the speed of the slowest cyclist there. Times, Sunday Times As a consequence many of the routes inside the city walls are designated as car free during business hours or restrict traffic entirely. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His traveled in a large van with his colleagues rather than a fleet of limousines, and did not restrict traffic on the parts of the highway he traveled on. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The condition of the 100-year-old bridge restricts traffic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This stretch of road has four lanes, but on-street parking frequently restricts traffic to one lane in each direction outside of rush hours. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As yet there are no plans to restrict travel to these or any other destinations. Times,Sunday Times As infections continued their record rise yesterday, the government moved to restrict travel and shopping. Times,Sunday Times Regulations have been tightened to restrict travel between the two countries, supposedly close allies. Times, Sunday Times If plans for local lockdowns are to work, the government will have to enforce compliance and restrict travel. Times,Sunday Times This prohibits gatherings of five or more people in some areas and may restrict travel. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 限制 Japanese: 制限する |
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