| 单词 | constraint |
| 释义 | constraint (once / 1458 pages) n A constraint is a limit or restriction. Hopefully your school won't cut the sports or music programs due to budget constraints! You might notice that constraint is similar to the verb constrict, as in boa constrictor. A constraint tightens around you like a snake and prevents you from doing what you want. Financial constraints prevent you from buying the latest electronic device. Are you tired of living under the constraint of your parents' rules? Sometimes your worries or feelings act as a constraint. You know that someone has become a close friend when you can talk to them without constraint. WORD FAMILYconstraint: constraints, unconstraint USAGE EXAMPLESBecause of budget constraints, Wal-Mart no longer creates those special positions. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) Police officers were not on duty because of budget constraints. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) With a higher risk of unemployment, rising inflation and "affordability constraints", housing demand was likely to be curbed, Mr Ellis said. BBC(Dec 28, 2016) 1n the state of being physically constrained Syn|Hypo|Hyper restraint cage something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement iron cagea cage from which there is no escape confinement the state of being confined 2n the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others Hypo|Hyper swaddling clothes restrictions placed on the immature confinement, restriction the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) 3n a device that impede's something's motion Syn|Hypo|Hyper restraint air bag a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward airbrake, dive brakea small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft arrester, arrester hooka restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier banda restraint put around something to hold it together brakea restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle brakeanything that slows or hinders a process brake padone of the pads that apply friction to both sides of the brake disk brake shoe, shoe, skida restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation catch, stopa restraint that checks the motion of something chainanything that acts as a restraint fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfastrestraint that attaches to something or holds something in place gag, muzzlerestraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting lead, leash, tetherrestraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal ignition lock, locka restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key muzzlea leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting life belt, safety belt, safety harnessbelt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt drogue, sea anchorrestraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind bond, hamper, shackle, trammela restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) trammela restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble ball and chainheavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain bellybanda strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon bench hookany of various stops on a workbench against which work can be pushed (as while chiseling or planing) brake banda band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation brake system, brakesa braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle bucklefastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong buttona round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes carabiner, karabiner, snap ringan oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes catcha fastener that fastens or locks a door or window claspa fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together cleata fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured clinchthe flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet clipany of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together clothes peg, clothes pin, clothespinwood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline coaster brakea brake on a bicycle that engages with reverse pressure on the pedals colleta band or collar that holds an individual stone in a jewelry setting corrugated fastener, wiggle naila small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side; hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry cottar, cotterfastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet, loopfastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines doorstop, doorstoppera stop that keeps open doors from moving dowel, dowel pin, jogglea fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together fetter, hobblea shackle for the ankles or feet fillet, stoppingfastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members emergency, emergency brake, hand brake, parking brakea brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage cuff, handcuff, handlock, manacleshackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs hook and eyea kind of fastener used on clothing chains, ironsmetal shackles; for hands or legs knotany of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object lashingrope that is used for fastening something to something else ligaturea metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone link, linkup, tie, tie-ina fastener that serves to join or connect locka fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed lockera fastener that locks or closes naila thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener nut and bolta fastener made by screwing a nut onto a threaded bolt paper fastenera fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place click, detent, dog, pawla hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward pina small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things power brakea brake on an automobile that magnifies a small force applied to the brake pedal into a proportionately larger force applied to slow or stop the vehicle screwa fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head sealfastener that provides a tight and perfect closure seal, sealing waxfastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters seat belt, seatbelta safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident slide fastener, zip, zip fastener, zippera fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab press stud, snap, snap fastenera fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound togglea fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable) toggle bolta fastener consisting of a threaded bolt and a hinged spring-loaded toggle; used to fasten objects to hollow walls trip, trippera catch mechanism that acts as a switch witheband or rope made of twisted twigs or stems device an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
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