Restrain
[ rɪ'stren ]
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vt. 抑制，压抑;限定，限制;制止;监禁;
💡 词根助记
re回+strain拉紧，压 → 抑制，限制
📝 例句
He could not restrain himself from peeping.
他忍不住窥视。
restrain a person's activities
限制某人的活动
He could not restrain an exclamation of approval.
他禁不住喝一声采。
The child was unable to restrain her tears.
那孩子不能制止住她的眼泪。
Philip did nothing to restrain them.
菲力浦并没有挽留他们。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ rest-休息,rain-雨:雨停止了,也抑制了灰尘的飞扬
※ rest-休息,rain-下雨:我休息的时候,竟然下雨,真想阻止老天爷
※ re-谐音“阿姨”,st-拼音“石头”,rain-下雨:阿姨站在石头上阻止下雨
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-strict-表示“拉紧”
常见变体有-stress-、-strain-、-string-
📖 牛津释义
restrain
v[Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth(from sth/doing sth) hold back sb/sth from movementor action; keep sb/sth under control or in check 抑制或遏制某人[某事物]; 管制; 约束
restrain one's anger, laughter, tears 抑制住愤怒、 笑声、 眼泪
restrain one's natural urges, impulses, etc 克制住欲望、 冲动等
I must learn to restrain myself, eg not say what I think. 我得学会约束自己.
The police had difficulty in restraining the crowd from rushing on to the pitch. 警方难以阻止人群涌入球场.
🎯 考研助记
rest(休息)+rain(雨):休息时雨 抑制我出去玩，只好在家 re(回)+strain(紧张):拉回紧张叫 限制 一起(con)使其紧张叫 强迫
🔁 扩展释义
*[ri'strein]vt. 抑制, 阻止, 束缚【法】 抑制, 遏制, 制止
🏥 医学释义
抑制，限制
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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In this way Native Americans were forced onto poor land that the settlers did not want.
就这样，美洲土著人被赶到殖民者所不要的贫瘠的土地上去了。
He had found his family, and his roots at last!
他终于找到了他的家族，他的“根”了！
It kept repeating the steps over and over.
蜜蜂一而再，再而三地重复它的"舞步。