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

Restrain means to hold yourself back, which is exactly what you'd have to do if, after weeks of dieting, you found yourself face to face with a dessert case filled with pies, cakes, and cookies.

Restrain can also mean to restrict or hold back someone else, to prevent someone from doing what they're intending to do. Prison guards have to restrain a prisoner who is trying to attack one of his fellow inmates. That prisoner might even be put in handcuffs — a kind of restraint. You can restrain yourself, for example if you're watching a Broadway show and suddenly feel the urge to sing along. Your fellow audience members would be grateful for your restraint, especially if you've got a terrible voice.

WORD FAMILY

restrain: restrained, restrainer, restraining, restrains, restraint+/restrained: restrainedly, unrestrained/restrainer: restrainers/restraining: self-restraining/restraint: restraints, self-restraint, unrestraint/unrestrained: unrestrainedly

USAGE EXAMPLES

Apart from signing Norman, McCloughan was restrained in free agency.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

To restrain Burr, Hamilton wrote Morris, would be “to bind a Giant by a cobweb.”

Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016)

Bates said he mistook his handgun for a stun gun when he shot a restrained Harris during an illegal gun sales sting.

Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016)

1v hold back

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

constrain, cumber, encumber

bridle

put a bridle on

curb

keep to the curb

clog

impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden

snaffle

fit or restrain with a snaffle

bound, confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel

place limits on (extent or access)

2v close within bounds, limit, or hold back from movement

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

confine, hold

bind, tie down, tie up, truss

secure with or as if with ropes

fetter, shackle

restrain with fetters

enchain

restrain or bind with chains

pinion, shackle

bind the arms of

impound, pound

place or shut up in a pound

pound, pound up

shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

fold, pen up

confine in a fold, like sheep

ground

confine or restrict to the ground

chain up

tie up with chains

faggot, faggot up, fagot

bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot

faggot, fagot

fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them

hog-tie

tie together somebody's limbs

cuff, handcuff, manacle

confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs

disable, disenable, incapacitate

make unable to perform a certain action

3v keep under control; keep in check

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

hold back, keep, keep back

hold

keep from exhaling or expelling

confine

prevent from leaving or from being removed

bottle up, inhibit, suppress

control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate

lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

bound, confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel

place limits on (extent or access)

conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress

to put down by force or authority

damp

restrain or discourage

cabin

confine to a small space, such as a cabin

closet

confine to a small space, as for intensive work

coop in, coop up

confine in or as if in a coop

lock, lock away, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away, shut up

place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

lock in, seal in

close with or as if with a tight seal

crucify, mortify, subdue

hold within limits and control

abnegate, deny

deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure

hold back, keep, keep back

keep under control; keep in check

quench

electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device

choke

check or slow down the action or effect of

restrict

place under restrictions; limit access to

train

cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it

catch

check oneself during an action

bate

moderate or restrain; lessen the force of

thermostat

control the temperature with a thermostat

counteract, countercheck

oppose or check by a counteraction

bottle up, inhibit, suppress

control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

4v compel or deter by or as if by threats

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

intimidate

dash, daunt, frighten away, frighten off, pall, scare, scare away, scare off

cause to lose courage

discourage

deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

5v place limits on (extent or access)

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

bound, confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel

reduce, tighten

narrow or limit

tie

limit or restrict to

gate

restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment

draw a line, draw the line

reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)

mark off, mark out

set boundaries to and delimit

harness, rein, rule

keep in check

baffle, regulate

check the emission of (sound)

cramp, halter, hamper, strangle

prevent the progress or free movement of

constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up

restrict

clamp down, crack down

repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)

inhibit

limit the range or extent of

constrain, cumber, encumber

hold back

bridle

put a bridle on

curb

keep to the curb

clog

impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden

check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate

lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

单词	restrain
释义	restrain (once / 148 pages) v Restrain means to hold yourself back, which is exactly what you'd have to do if, after weeks of dieting, you found yourself face to face with a dessert case filled with pies, cakes, and cookies. Restrain can also mean to restrict or hold back someone else, to prevent someone from doing what they're intending to do. Prison guards have to restrain a prisoner who is trying to attack one of his fellow inmates. That prisoner might even be put in handcuffs — a kind of restraint. You can restrain yourself, for example if you're watching a Broadway show and suddenly feel the urge to sing along. Your fellow audience members would be grateful for your restraint, especially if you've got a terrible voice. WORD FAMILY restrain: restrained, restrainer, restraining, restrains, restraint+/restrained: restrainedly, unrestrained/restrainer: restrainers/restraining: self-restraining/restraint: restraints, self-restraint, unrestraint/unrestrained: unrestrainedly USAGE EXAMPLES Apart from signing Norman, McCloughan was restrained in free agency. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) To restrain Burr, Hamilton wrote Morris, would be “to bind a Giant by a cobweb.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Bates said he mistook his handgun for a stun gun when he shot a restrained Harris during an illegal gun sales sting. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1v hold back Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper constrain, cumber, encumber bridle put a bridle on curb keep to the curb clog impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden snaffle fit or restrain with a snaffle bound, confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel place limits on (extent or access) 2v close within bounds, limit, or hold back from movement Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper confine, hold bind, tie down, tie up, truss secure with or as if with ropes fetter, shackle restrain with fetters enchain restrain or bind with chains pinion, shackle bind the arms of impound, pound place or shut up in a pound pound, pound up shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits fold, pen up confine in a fold, like sheep ground confine or restrict to the ground chain up tie up with chains faggot, faggot up, fagot bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot faggot, fagot fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them hog-tie tie together somebody's limbs cuff, handcuff, manacle confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs disable, disenable, incapacitate make unable to perform a certain action 3v keep under control; keep in check Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper hold back, keep, keep back hold keep from exhaling or expelling confine prevent from leaving or from being removed bottle up, inhibit, suppress control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits bound, confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel place limits on (extent or access) conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress to put down by force or authority damp restrain or discourage cabin confine to a small space, such as a cabin closet confine to a small space, as for intensive work coop in, coop up confine in or as if in a coop lock, lock away, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away, shut up place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape lock in, seal in close with or as if with a tight seal crucify, mortify, subdue hold within limits and control abnegate, deny deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure hold back, keep, keep back keep under control; keep in check quench electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device choke check or slow down the action or effect of restrict place under restrictions; limit access to train cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it catch check oneself during an action bate moderate or restrain; lessen the force of thermostat control the temperature with a thermostat counteract, countercheck oppose or check by a counteraction bottle up, inhibit, suppress control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior 4v compel or deter by or as if by threats Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper intimidate dash, daunt, frighten away, frighten off, pall, scare, scare away, scare off cause to lose courage discourage deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged 5v place limits on (extent or access) Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper bound, confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel reduce, tighten narrow or limit tie limit or restrict to gate restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment draw a line, draw the line reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on) mark off, mark out set boundaries to and delimit harness, rein, rule keep in check baffle, regulate check the emission of (sound) cramp, halter, hamper, strangle prevent the progress or free movement of constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up restrict clamp down, crack down repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable) inhibit limit the range or extent of constrain, cumber, encumber hold back bridle put a bridle on curb keep to the curb clog impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
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