单词	constricted
释义	constrictcon‧strict /kənˈstrɪkt/ verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINconstrict Origin: 1700-1800 Latin past participle of constringere; ➔ CONSTRAIN Verb Table VERB TABLE constrict Simple Form Present I, you, we, they constrict he, she, it constricts Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they constricted Present perfect I, you, we, they have constricted he, she, it has constricted Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had constricted Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will constrict Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have constricted Continuous Form Present I am constricting he, she, it is constricting you, we, they are constricting Past I, he, she, it was constricting you, we, they were constricting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been constricting he, she, it has been constricting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been constricting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be constricting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been constricting Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Avoid clothing that constricts the blood circulation in your legs. The law constricts people's choices about how to educate their children. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But the drive to constrict the activities of minority religions is unlikely to have the desired result. He can have anything, but chooses to constrict his life. He pushed into the dry toothless mouth that constricted like the elastic cuff of a pajama sleeve. I wanted to help him, but I felt constricted, struggling against the limitations of understanding and language. Much heat in the head with all the headaches; bursting, constricting pains. The management options for the immediate future have been considerably constricted by recent developments. The process is constricted by three factors -- population, minority distribution and simple geography. Women's clothing was, of course, constricting, doubtless an aspect of this fashion to control the body. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► throat · She just stared at Anneliese, her throat constricted.· Lord, I screamed and ran, heart thudding, my throat so dry it constricted.· Again his throat constricted, was dry. 1[intransitive, transitive] to make something narrower or tighter, or to become narrower or tighter:  Caffeine constricts the blood vessels in your body. Linda’s throat constricted and she started to cry.2[transitive] to limit someone’s freedom to do what they want SYN  restrict:  Fear of crime constricts many people’s lives.—constricted adjective—constriction /-ˈstrɪkʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]
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