| 单词 | constrain |
| 释义 | constrain —constrainable, adj. —constrainer, n. —constrainingly, adv. /keuhn strayn"/, v.t. 1. to force, compel, or oblige: He was constrained to admit the offense. 2. to confine forcibly, as by bonds. 3. to repress or restrain: Cold weather constrained the plant's growth. [1275-1325; ME constrei(g)nen < AF, MF constrei(g)n- (s. of constreindre) < L constringere. See CON-, STRAIN1] Syn. 1. coerce. 2. check, bind. Ant. 2. free. |
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