英语词汇“constrain”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

constrain

/kənˈstreɪn

verb [with object]

1Compel or force (someone) to follow a particular course of action: [with object and infinitive]: children are constrained to work in the way the book dictates...

She was not constrained to follow His passage, but made a devastating beeline to wherever she thought she could pin Him down, only to discover in every instance that He was already gone.
We are constrained to apply only reasonable force when we, our families, or our property is attacked.
May the Lord graciously grant us this holy faith and the love for Christ that rises from it - a love that is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, constraining us to lean on him alone.

Synonyms

compel, force, coerce, drive, impel, oblige, prevail on, require;

press, push, pressure, pressurize, urge, bully, dragoon, browbeat

informal railroad, bulldoze, steamroller, hustle, twist someone's arm, strong-arm, lean on, put the screws on

1.1 (as adjective constrained) Appearing forced or overly controlled: he was acting in a constrained manner...

The reading up is the exercise which we say leaves the Court in the unchartered sea because it has no criteria by which to know how to expand a power which appears to have been given in constrained terms.
Our observational abilities are surely constrained yet they correspond to our real world.
They clearly care for each other deeply, but there is still a constrained sadness that shows they have sacrificed everything - their homes, their families and even their safety - in order to be together.

Synonyms

unnatural, awkward, self-conscious, mannered, artificial, wooden, stilted, strained, forced, contrived, laboured;

inhibited, repressed, uneasy, embarrassed, tongue-tied;

restrained, reserved, reticent, guarded, distant, aloof, cold, cool, stand-offish

1.2Severely restrict the scope, extent, or activity of: agricultural development is considerably constrained by climate...

Both the academic and health care communities have been severely constrained in maintaining access to newly-published information.
As a result, domestic laws and policies in a wide range of areas need to be changed to make them compliant with these rules, even though this will severely restrict or constrain possible policy options in many areas.
It signals an opportunity to escape from your normal routine and experience activities ordinarily constrained by employment restrictions.

Synonyms

restrict, limit, curb, check, restrain, regulate, contain, hold back, keep down

1.3 archaic Bring about (something) by compulsion: Calypso in her caves constrained his stay

1.4 literary Confine forcibly; imprison: the walls are high, the gates are strong, but true love never yet was thus constrained...

He would hate being confined, constrained and any love he had for her would change over time if she asked that of him.
Help me, O God, to scrub away the guilt, to flush away the regrets, to polish and oil the rusty hinges that constrain my spirit.
I will constrain my heart against my liking, save that I will not delude him with false hopes.

Synonyms

confine, restrain, restrict, impede, hamstring, baulk, frustrate, stifle, hinder, hamper, check, retard, cramp, rein in;

shut in, hem in, fence in, close in, lock in, coop up, chain, lock up, imprison, incarcerate, intern

literary trammel

Derivatives

constrainedly

/kənˈstreɪnɪdli

/ adverb ...

In its nominally extended position each leg resistingly and constrainedly permits further extension and compression.
In episodes that refer to two of his paintings and a detail from a third, she starts as a woman in a long, green dress, stretching and curling constrainedly on a chair.
Prudence wisely discerns the good, justice rightly does the good, temperance constrainedly loves the good, fortitude bravely keeps you good.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French constraindre, from Latin constringere 'bind tightly together'.

单词	constrain
释义	constrain /kənˈstreɪn / verb [with object] 1Compel or force (someone) to follow a particular course of action: [with object and infinitive]: children are constrained to work in the way the book dictates... She was not constrained to follow His passage, but made a devastating beeline to wherever she thought she could pin Him down, only to discover in every instance that He was already gone. We are constrained to apply only reasonable force when we, our families, or our property is attacked. May the Lord graciously grant us this holy faith and the love for Christ that rises from it - a love that is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, constraining us to lean on him alone. Synonyms compel, force, coerce, drive, impel, oblige, prevail on, require; press, push, pressure, pressurize, urge, bully, dragoon, browbeat informal railroad, bulldoze, steamroller, hustle, twist someone's arm, strong-arm, lean on, put the screws on 1.1 (as adjective constrained) Appearing forced or overly controlled: he was acting in a constrained manner... The reading up is the exercise which we say leaves the Court in the unchartered sea because it has no criteria by which to know how to expand a power which appears to have been given in constrained terms. Our observational abilities are surely constrained yet they correspond to our real world. They clearly care for each other deeply, but there is still a constrained sadness that shows they have sacrificed everything - their homes, their families and even their safety - in order to be together. Synonyms unnatural, awkward, self-conscious, mannered, artificial, wooden, stilted, strained, forced, contrived, laboured; inhibited, repressed, uneasy, embarrassed, tongue-tied; restrained, reserved, reticent, guarded, distant, aloof, cold, cool, stand-offish 1.2Severely restrict the scope, extent, or activity of: agricultural development is considerably constrained by climate... Both the academic and health care communities have been severely constrained in maintaining access to newly-published information. As a result, domestic laws and policies in a wide range of areas need to be changed to make them compliant with these rules, even though this will severely restrict or constrain possible policy options in many areas. It signals an opportunity to escape from your normal routine and experience activities ordinarily constrained by employment restrictions. Synonyms restrict, limit, curb, check, restrain, regulate, contain, hold back, keep down 1.3 archaic Bring about (something) by compulsion: Calypso in her caves constrained his stay 1.4 literary Confine forcibly; imprison: the walls are high, the gates are strong, but true love never yet was thus constrained... He would hate being confined, constrained and any love he had for her would change over time if she asked that of him. Help me, O God, to scrub away the guilt, to flush away the regrets, to polish and oil the rusty hinges that constrain my spirit. I will constrain my heart against my liking, save that I will not delude him with false hopes. Synonyms confine, restrain, restrict, impede, hamstring, baulk, frustrate, stifle, hinder, hamper, check, retard, cramp, rein in; shut in, hem in, fence in, close in, lock in, coop up, chain, lock up, imprison, incarcerate, intern literary trammel Derivatives constrainedly /kənˈstreɪnɪdli / adverb ... In its nominally extended position each leg resistingly and constrainedly permits further extension and compression. In episodes that refer to two of his paintings and a detail from a third, she starts as a woman in a long, green dress, stretching and curling constrainedly on a chair. Prudence wisely discerns the good, justice rightly does the good, temperance constrainedly loves the good, fortitude bravely keeps you good. Origin Middle English: from Old French constraindre, from Latin constringere 'bind tightly together'. Rhymes abstain, appertain, arcane, arraign, ascertain, attain, Bahrain, bane, blain, brain, Braine, Cain, Caine, campaign, cane, cinquain, chain, champagne, champaign, Champlain, Charmaine, chicane, chow mein, cocaine, Coleraine, Coltrane, complain, contain, crane, Dane, deign, demesne, demi-mondaine, detain, disdain, domain, domaine, drain, Duane, Dwane, Elaine, entertain, entrain, explain, fain, fane, feign, gain, Germaine, germane, grain, humane, Hussein, inane, Jain, Jane, Jermaine, Kane, La Fontaine, lain, lane, legerdemain, Lorraine, main, Maine, maintain, mane, mise en scène, Montaigne, moraine, mundane, obtain, ordain, Paine, pane, pertain, plain, plane, Port-of-Spain, profane, rain, Raine, refrain, reign, rein, retain, romaine, sane, Seine, Shane, Sinn Fein, skein, slain, Spain, Spillane, sprain, stain, strain, sustain, swain, terrain, thane, train, twain, Ujjain, Ukraine, underlain, urbane, vain, vane, vein, Verlaine, vicereine, wain, wane, Wayne
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