| 单词 | constrict |
| 释义 | constrict /keuhn strikt"/, v.t. 1. to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress. 2. to slow or stop the natural course or development of: Greed and aggressiveness constricted the nation's cultural life. [1375-1425 for earlier ptp. sense; 1725-35 for current senses; late ME < L constrictus (ptp. of constringere to draw together, tie up), equiv. to con- CON- + stric- (var. s. of stringere to tie; see STRICT) + -tus ptp. suffix] Syn. 1. cramp, squeeze, bind, tighten. Ant. 1. expand. |
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