Wordiyorestrain
🇬🇧 UK/rɪ'streɪn/🇺🇸 US/ri'strein/
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Definitions
v.
To hold back or control someone or something; to limit or restrict freedom of action
抑制，控制；约束，制止
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.restrain oneself克制自己
- 2.restrain from doing忍住不做某事
- 3.restrain growth抑制增长
- 4.physically restrain强行制止
Example Sentences
- 1.
Security guards restrained the unruly fan.
- 2.
The police had to restrain the angry crowd from entering the building.
- 3.
She struggled to restrain her laughter during the serious meeting.
- 4.
The government introduced new policies to restrain rising inflation.