restraint

英 [rɪˈstreɪnt]

美 [rɪˈstreɪnt]

n.  约束力; 管制措施; 制约因素; 控制; 限制; 克制; 抑制; 约束

复数：restraints　

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牛津词典

noun

• 约束力；管制措施；制约因素
  a rule, a fact, an idea, etc. that limits or controls what people can do
  1. The government has imposed export restraints on some products.
     政府对一些产品实行了出口控制。
• 控制；限制
  the act of controlling or limiting sth because it is necessary or sensible to do so
  1. wage restraint
     薪限
• 克制；抑制；约束
  the quality of behaving calmly and with control
  1. The police appealed to the crowd for restraint.
     警方呼吁群众保持克制。
  2. He exercised considerable restraint in ignoring the insults.
     他表现出极大的克制，没去理会种种侮辱。
• （武力）阻止，制止，制伏
  the use of physical force to control sb who is behaving in a violent way
  1. the physical restraint of prisoners
     对囚犯的人身限制
• 座椅安全带；安全装置
  a type of seat belt or safety device
  1. Children must use an approved child restraint or adult seat belt.
     儿童必须使用经过认可的儿童安全带或成人座椅安全带。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 限制;制约因素;管制措施
  Restraintsare rules or conditions that limit or restrict someone or something.
  1. The Prime Minister is calling for new restraints on trade unions...
     首相正在呼吁对工会施加新的限制措施。
  2. With open frontiers and lax visa controls, criminals could cross into the country without restraint.
     由于边境开放和签证管理松懈，罪犯可以毫无限制地进入这个国家。
• N-UNCOUNT 克制;抑制;遏制
  Restraintis calm, controlled, and unemotional behaviour.
  1. They behaved with more restraint than I'd expected...
     他们表现得比我预料的更为克制。
  2. I'll speak to the staff and ask them to exercise restraint and common sense.
     我会和员工谈一谈，要他们加强自制，理智处事。
• N-UNCOUNT 限制;控制
  Restraint ofsomething is the act of preventing it from increasing too much or from being done freely.
  1. For a year and a half, wage restraint on a voluntary basis worked...
     在一年半的时间里，自愿实行的限薪措施奏效了。
  2. He sued them for restraint of trade and won.
     他控告他们实行贸易管制，并且胜诉了。

英英释义

noun

• the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
  1. the unlawful restraint of trade
• a device that retards something's motion
  1. the car did not have proper restraints fitted
  Synonym:constraint
• lack of ornamentation
  1. the room was simply decorated with great restraint
  Synonym:chastenesssimplicitysimpleness
• discipline in personal and social activities
  1. he was a model of polite restraint
  2. she never lost control of herself
  Synonym:control
• a rule or condition that limits freedom
  1. legal restraints
  2. restraints imposed on imports
• the state of being physically constrained
  1. dogs should be kept under restraint
  Synonym:constraint

双语例句

• With open frontiers and lax visa controls, criminals could cross into the country without restraint.
  由于边境开放和签证管理松懈，罪犯可以毫无限制地进入这个国家。
• The parties involved should exercise ( self-) restraint and prevent the situation from getting worse.
  有关各方应采取克制态度，防止事态扩大。
• The old sense of deference and restraint in royal reporting has vanished
  在对皇室进行的新闻报道中，那种由来已久的尊重和收敛意识已经消失了。
• The effects of chronic restraint stress on mice body weight, learning and memory were investigated.
  研究慢性束缚应激对小鼠体重和学习记忆能力的影响。
• A delicate balance between freedom and restraint.
  自由和约束之间很难做到的平衡。
• Instead, he appealed to nations concerned to remain calm and exercise restraint and avoid escalation of tension.
  相反，他呼吁有关国家保持冷静和克制，避免事态恶化和升级。
• Do not take our restraint for a sign of weakness.
  不要把我方的克制看做是软弱可欺。
• I'll speak to the staff and ask them to exercise restraint and common sense.
  我会和员工谈一谈，要他们加强自制，理智处事。
• Being highway mileage secondly and perfecting infrastructure construction and the plan may produce restraint to automobile consumption;
  其次是公路里程和完善基础设施建设和规划会对汽车消费产生制约；
• Tighten the restraint on and supervision over the use of power.
  （八）加强对权力的制约和监督。