restrict

Definitions

re- (back) + strict (drawn tight) = to pull the limits *in*. Where restrain holds a person back, restrict tightens the boundary around an activity, amount, or area: restrict access, restrict movement, restrict spending.

Common Collocations

• 1.restrict access限制访问
• 2.restrict movement限制行动
• 3.severely restrict严格限制
• 4.restrict the use of限制……的使用

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The new policy restricts access to the database.

• 2.

  Doctors told him to restrict his salt intake.

• 3.

  The path restricts you to walking single file.

Easily Confused

restrict vs limit — Nearly synonymous, but restrict carries a stronger sense of rules or authority tightening access (restricted area, restrict imports), while limit is the neutral, general word (limit your screen time). Official control → restrict; plain ceiling → limit.