| 单词 | constrict |
| 释义 | constrict (once / 4389 pages) v To constrict is to squeeze uncomfortably. If your new turtleneck sweater constricts your neck, the sweater is probably too small. When things constrict, they become narrow or make something else become narrow. A boa constrictor kills its prey when it constricts the animal's body until it can no longer breathe, and a necktie that's tied too tightly constricts your neck. In medicine, certain conditions or medications can constrict openings such as airways or blood vessels, sometimes dangerously. The Latin root is constringere, "to bind together or tie tightly." WORD FAMILYconstrict: constricted, constricting, constriction, constrictive, constrictor, constricts+/constricted: unconstricted/constriction: constrictions/constrictor: constrictors USAGE EXAMPLESThis is different from a heart attack, which is a stopping of the heart because the blood supply is constricted, perhaps by clogged arteries. BBC(Aug 13, 2014) His life was destined to unfold in a constricted area. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) Peluchonneau is a tragically constricted soul, but not an entirely unsympathetic character. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1v squeeze or press together Syn|Hypo|Hyper compact, compress, contract, press, squeeze choke, strangle constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing primcontract one's lips astringeconstrict or bind or draw together strangulateconstrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air convulsecontract involuntarily, as in a spasm convulsecause to contract bear down, overbearcontract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery choke, fret, gagbe too tight; rub or press choke, scragwring the neck of tighten become tight or tighter 2v become tight or as if tight Her throat constricted Syn|Hypo|Hyper constringe, narrow astringe become constricted or compressed strangulatebecome constricted tighten become tight or tighter |
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