单词 | restraint |
释义 | restraintrestraint /rɪˈstreɪnt/ ●○○ AWL noun 1[uncountable] the ability not to do something that you very much want to do, because it would not be sensible: I admire your restraint.show/exercise/practice restraint The police exercised great restraint during the demonstration.2[countable usually plural, uncountable] a rule or principle that limits people’s activity or behavior: restraint on restraints on exportsimpose/lift restraints (=make or remove rules that control something)3[countable] something that prevents someone from moving freely so that he or she stays safe: a new type of restraint used in children’s car seats4[uncountable] formal physical force used to stop someone from moving freely, especially because he or she is likely to be violent |
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