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单词 restrict
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restrict
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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 FAMILY
restrict: derestrict, restricted, restricting, restriction, restrictive, restricts+/restricted: restrictedly, unrestricted/restriction: restrictions/restrictive: nonrestrictive, restrictively, restrictiveness, unrestrictive/unrestricted: unrestrictedly
USAGE EXAMPLES
Facebook 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
taboo
declare as sacred and forbidden
scant, skimp
limit in quality or quantity
localise, localize
restrict something to a particular area
draw
cause 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
tie
limit or restrict to
gate
restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment
draw a line, draw the line
reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)
mark off, mark out
set boundaries to and delimit
harness, rein, rule
keep in check
baffle, regulate
check the emission of (sound)
cramp, halter, hamper, strangle
prevent the progress or free movement of
constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up
restrict
clamp down, crack down
repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)
inhibit
limit the range or extent of
constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain
hold back
bridle
put a bridle on
curb
keep to the curb
clog
impede 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
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
curb, curtail, cut back
abridge
lessen, diminish, or curtail
immobilise, immobilize
cause to be unable to move
paralyse, paralyze
cause to be paralyzed and immobile
stun, stupefy
make 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"
2
v make more specific
Syn|Hyper
qualify
modify
make less severe or harsh or extreme
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