restrain ⇒ 少一分拘束多一分积极 shǎo yī fèn jūshù duō yī fèn jījí → a little less restraint and a little more action
束缚
( 书 : 捆绑 ) tie
束装
pack up
管束
discipline
约束
bind ( pt , pp bound ) ⇒ 法律约束人,也保护人。 Fǎlǜ yuēshù rén, yě bǎohù rén. → The law binds people but also protects them.
结束
end
花束
bouquet
装束
outfit
无拘无束
be free and easy ⇒ 他向往无拘无束的生活。 Tā xiàngwǎng wú jū wú shù de shēnghuó. → He longed for a free and easy life.
束之高阁
let ... gather dust ⇒ 很多人买了书就束之高阁。 Hěn duō rén mǎile shū jiù shù zhī gāo gé. → Many people buy books and just let them gather dust.
束手无策
be at one's wits end ⇒ 他什么都试过了,最后还是束手无策。 Tā shénme dōu shìguole, zuìhòu háishì shù shǒu wú cè. → He'd tried everything, and in the end he was at his wits end.
English translation of '束'
束
(shù)
动
(= 捆) tie
(= 约束) restrain
量
(指花) bunch
⇒ 一束鲜花 (yī shù xiānhuā) a bunch of flowers
(指光) ray
⇒ 一束阳光 (yī shù yángguāng) a ray of sunlight
⇒ 他送给妻子一大束鲜花。 (Tā sòng gěi qīzi yī dà shù xiānhuā.) He gave his wife a big bunch of flowers.