| 单词 | unrestrained |
| 释义 | unrestrained (once / 2465 pages) adj You know how your uncle Marvin is always screaming at the television when his game shows are on? That’s because he’s being unrestrained. Anyone exhibiting uncontrolled emotion is unrestrained, meaning they don’t hold back. Unrestrained comes from the French restreinte, which means “hold back.” When something is restrained, that thing is confined in some way. Unrestrained means just the opposite. When you’re feeling unrestrained excitement, you might jump up and down, or call all your friends to tell them how you feel. The unrestrained crush you have on the guy in math class might lead you to cover your notebooks with his name written in bubble letters. It happens to the best of us. WORD FAMILYunrestrained: unrestrainedly+/restrain: restrained, restrainer, restraining, restrains, restraint/restrained: restrainedly, unrestrained/restrainer: restrainers/restraining: self-restraining/restraint: restraints, self-restraint, unrestraint USAGE EXAMPLESIn 2017 and beyond, we will be seeing cultural projects as urban projects – ones that engage with cities and their unrestrained, slightly messy, vibrancy. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) The president-elect ardently advocated substantially increased defense spending, and just as ardently favors unrestrained entitlement spending. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) By encouraging the unrestrained production of natural gas, he will ensure continued low gas prices and so a depressed market for coal. Salon(Dec 17, 2016) 1adj not subject to restraint unrestrained laughter Syn|Ant uncontrolled not being under control; out of control freeable to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint uninhibitednot inhibited or restrained unreservednot cautious or reticent excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweeningunrestrained, especially with regard to feelings freewheelingfree of restraints or rules highflyingextravagant or ambitious or extreme in aims or opinions unbridled, unchecked, uncurbed, ungovernednot restrained or controlled unbuttoned, unlacednot under constraint in action or expression unhampered, unhinderednot slowed or blocked or interfered with restrained under restraint controlledrestrained or managed or kept within certain bounds inhibitedheld back or restrained or prevented reservedmarked by self-restraint and reticence closestrictly confined or guarded low-key, low-keyed, subduedrestrained in style or quality unexpansivenot given to high spirits or effusiveness 2adj marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion Syn delirious, excited, frantic, mad wild marked by extreme lack of restraint or control |
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