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

constrictconstrict /kənˈstrɪkt/ verb

ETYMOLOGYconstrict

Origin: 1700-1800 Latin, past participle of constringere; ➔ CONSTRAIN

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

1[transitive] to make something smaller, narrower, or tighter: Avoid clothing that constricts the blood circulation in your legs.2[intransitive] if a part of your body constricts, it becomes smaller, narrower, or tighter: Linda felt her throat constrict, and she started to cry.3[transitive] to limit someone’s freedom to do what he or she wants: The law constricts people’s choices about how to educate their children.—constricted adjective—constriction /kənˈstrɪkʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]—constrictive /-tɪv/ adjective