| 单词 | restrain |
| 释义 | restrain (rɪstreɪn ) Word forms: restrains , restraining , restrained 1. verb If you restrain someone, you stop them from doing what they intended or wanted to do, usually by using your physical strength. Wally gripped my arm, partly to restrain me and partly to reassure me. [VERB noun] One onlooker had to be restrained by police. [VERB noun] Synonyms: hold back, hold, control, check 2. verb If you restrain an emotion or you restrain yourself from doing something, you prevent yourself from showing that emotion or doing what you wanted or intended to do. She was unable to restrain her desperate anger. [VERB noun] Unable to restrain herself, she rose and went to the phone. [VERB noun] She wanted to ask, 'Aren't you angry with him?' But she restrained herself from doing so. [VERB noun + from] Synonyms: control, keep in, limit, govern 3. verb To restrain something that is growing or increasing means to prevent it from getting too large. The radical 500-day plan was very clear on how it intended to try to restrain inflation. [VERB noun] In the 1970s, the government tried to restrain corruption. [VERB noun] Translations: Chinese: 制止 Japanese: 引き止める |
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