英语词汇“constrain”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

constrainconstrain /kənˈstreɪn/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYconstrain

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French constraindre, from Latin constringere to constrict, constrain

VERB TABLE

constrain

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	constrain
	he, she, it	constrains
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	constrained
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have constrained
	he, she, it	has constrained
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had constrained
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will constrain
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have constrained

Continuous Form
Present	I	am constraining
	he, she, it	is constraining
	you, we, they	are constraining
Past	I, he, she, it	was constraining
	you, we, they	were constraining
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been constraining
	he, she, it	has been constraining
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been constraining
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be constraining
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been constraining

1to stop someone from doing what he or she wants to do SYN restrict: constrain somebody from doing something Financial factors should not constrain doctors from offering the best treatment to patients.2to prevent something from developing and improving SYN restrict: Poor economies abroad may constrain demand for U.S. exports.3constrain somebody to do something to force someone to do something that he or she does not want to do: The world around us constrains us to act in particular ways. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French constraindre, from Latin constringere to constrict, constrain]