单词 | restrict |
释义 | restrict (once / 218 pages) 1v 2v To restrict is to limit. If you want to eat more healthily, you might restrict, or limit, yourself to eating only foods containing fruits and vegetables –- like carrot cake and apple pie. You'll often encounter different words related to restrict. A restriction is a law or rule, like the restriction against driving a car without a license. Something that is not permitted is restricted, and this word is often used to designate physical locations that are off limits to the public. You'll often see characters in movies break into restricted areas to obtain secret information. WORD FAMILYrestrict: derestrict, restricted, restricting, restriction, restrictive, restricts+/restricted: restrictedly, unrestricted/restriction: restrictions/restrictive: nonrestrictive, restrictively, restrictiveness, unrestrictive/unrestricted: unrestrictedly USAGE EXAMPLESFacebook says it restricts nudity because “some audiences within our global community may be sensitive to this type of content”. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Georgetown noted Albuquerque policies restricting searches and meaningful privacy protections. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) The birds won’t die off, he said, but their ranges will be restricted. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1v place under restrictions; limit access to Ant|Hypo|Hyper derestrict make free from restrictions classify declare unavailable, as for security reasons taboodeclare as sacred and forbidden scant, skimplimit in quality or quantity localise, localizerestrict something to a particular area drawcause to localize at one point check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits 2v place limits on (extent or access) restrict the use of this parking lot Syn|Hypo|Hyper bound, confine, limit, restrain, throttle, trammel reduce, tighten narrow or limit tielimit or restrict to gaterestrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment draw a line, draw the linereasonably object (to) or set a limit (on) mark off, mark outset boundaries to and delimit harness, rein, rulekeep in check baffle, regulatecheck the emission of (sound) cramp, halter, hamper, strangleprevent the progress or free movement of constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten uprestrict clamp down, crack downrepress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable) inhibitlimit the range or extent of constrain, cumber, encumber, restrainhold back bridleput a bridle on curbkeep to the curb clogimpede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits 3v place restrictions on 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper curb, curtail, cut back abridge lessen, diminish, or curtail immobilise, immobilizecause to be unable to move paralyse, paralyzecause to be paralyzed and immobile stun, stupefymake senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow circumscribe, confine, limit restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" v make more specific Syn|Hyper qualify modify make less severe or harsh or extreme |
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