1 VERB 约束;限制;强迫 To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way. 约束;限制;强迫 [formal]
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Women are too often constrained by family commitments and by low expectations. [be VERB-ed]
女性往往受到家庭责任和低期望值的束缚。
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How can we produce top-class engineers when universities are constrained to offer salaries that can only attract mediocre staff?. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive]
大学的财力有限,提供的薪酬仅能吸引水平一般的教师,在这种情况下,我们如何能培养出一流的工程师?
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It's the capacity of those roads which is going to constrain the amount of travel by car that can take place. [VERB noun]
制约驾车出行量的将会是那些道路的通行能力。
SYN restrict, confine, curb, restrain
2 PHRASE 觉得被迫(做某事) If you feel constrained to do something, you feel that you must do it, even though you would prefer not to. 觉得被迫(做某事)
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