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constrained

🇬🇧 UK/kən'streɪnd/🇺🇸 US/kәn'streind/
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Forced or compelled; restricted within limits; lacking naturalness or spontaneity.

被迫的;受限制的;不自然的,拘谨的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
contogether, with
+
straindraw tight, bind
+
edpast tense / completed
=constrained

Common Collocations

  • 1.constrained resources资源受限
  • 2.constrained by受……限制

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She felt constrained by social expectations and wanted to express her true self.

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