restrict

re·strict

R0185800 (rĭ-strĭkt′)tr.v. re·strict·ed, re·strict·ing, re·stricts 1. To keep or confine within physical limits: The inmates are restricted to their cells for 23 hours each day. Food consumption is restricted to the cafeteria.2. To prevent or prohibit beyond a certain limit or by restriction: The law restricts the use of pesticides. The program restricts unauthorized users from accessing the data. See Synonyms at limit.

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[Latin restringere, restrict- : re-, re- + stringere, to draw tight; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]

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re·stric′tor, re·strict′er n.

restrict

(rɪˈstrɪkt) vb (often foll by to) to confine or keep within certain often specified limits or selected bounds: to restrict one's drinking to the evening. [C16: from Latin rēstrictus bound up, from rēstringere; see restrain]

re•strict

(rɪˈstrɪkt)

v.t. to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, or quantity. [1525–35; < Latin restrictus drawn back, tightened, reserved, orig. past participle of restringere to restrain; compare strict]

restrict

Past participle: restricted
Gerund: restricting

Imperative
restrict
restrict

Present
I restrict
you restrict
he/she/it restricts
we restrict
you restrict
they restrict

Preterite
I restricted
you restricted
he/she/it restricted
we restricted
you restricted
they restricted

Present Continuous
I am restricting
you are restricting
he/she/it is restricting
we are restricting
you are restricting
they are restricting

Present Perfect
I have restricted
you have restricted
he/she/it has restricted
we have restricted
you have restricted
they have restricted

Past Continuous
I was restricting
you were restricting
he/she/it was restricting
we were restricting
you were restricting
they were restricting

Past Perfect
I had restricted
you had restricted
he/she/it had restricted
we had restricted
you had restricted
they had restricted

Future
I will restrict
you will restrict
he/she/it will restrict
we will restrict
you will restrict
they will restrict

Future Perfect
I will have restricted
you will have restricted
he/she/it will have restricted
we will have restricted
you will have restricted
they will have restricted

Future Continuous
I will be restricting
you will be restricting
he/she/it will be restricting
we will be restricting
you will be restricting
they will be restricting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been restricting
you have been restricting
he/she/it has been restricting
we have been restricting
you have been restricting
they have been restricting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been restricting
you will have been restricting
he/she/it will have been restricting
we will have been restricting
you will have been restricting
they will have been restricting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been restricting
you had been restricting
he/she/it had been restricting
we had been restricting
you had been restricting
they had been restricting

Conditional
I would restrict
you would restrict
he/she/it would restrict
we would restrict
you would restrict
they would restrict

Past Conditional
I would have restricted
you would have restricted
he/she/it would have restricted
we would have restricted
you would have restricted
they would have restricted

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	restrict - place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"curtail, cut back, curbcircumscribe, confine, limit - restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"abridge - lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"immobilise, immobilize - cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
	2.	restrict - place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"classify - declare unavailable, as for security reasons; "Classify these documents"taboo - declare as sacred and forbiddenscant, skimp - limit in quality or quantitylocalise, localize - restrict something to a particular areacurb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"derestrict - make free from restrictions
	3.	restrict - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"confine, limit, throttle, trammel, restrain, boundtighten, reduce - narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners"tie - limit or restrict to; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports"gate - restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishmentdraw a line, draw the line - reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on); "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!"mark off, mark out - set boundaries to and delimit; "mark out the territory"harness, rein, rule - keep in check; "rule one's temper"baffle, regulate - check the emission of (sound)hamper, cramp, halter, strangle - prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"tighten up, constrain, stiffen, tighten - restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"clamp down, crack down - repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable); "The police clamped down on illegal drugs"inhibit - limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain - hold backcurb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
	4.	restrict - make more specific; "qualify these remarks"qualifymodify - make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"

restrict

verb1. limit, fix, regulate, specify, curb, ration, keep within bounds or limits a move to restrict the number of students on campus at any one time
limit free, allow, encourage, promote, permit, foster, widen, broaden2. hamper, impede, handicap, restrain, cramp, inhibit, straiten The shoulder straps restrict movement.

restrict

verbTo place a limit on:circumscribe, confine, limit.

Translations

限制约束

restrict

(rəˈstrikt) verb1. to keep within certain limits. I try to restrict myself / my smoking to five cigarettes a day; Use of the car-park is restricted to senior staff. 限制 限制2. to make less than usual, desirable etc. He feels this new law will restrict his freedom. 限制 约束限制 reˈstricted adjective1. limited; narrow, small. a restricted space. 有限的 有限的2. to which entry has been restricted to certain people. The battlefield was a restricted zone. 限制進入的，只開放給特定人員進入的 只限于某些人的3. in which certain restrictions (eg a speed limit) apply. a restricted area. 有限制的 有限制的reˈstriction (-ʃən) noun1. a rule etc that limits or controls. Even in a free democracy a person's behaviour must be subject to certain restrictions. 限制 限制2. the act of restricting. restriction of freedom. 限制 限制，约束，管制 reˈstrictive (-tiv) adjective restricting or intended to restrict. 限制(性)的 限制性的

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