1 VERB 制止;阻止 If you restrain someone, you stop them from doing what they intended or wanted to do, usually by using your physical strength. 制止;阻止
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Wally gripped my arm, partly to restrain me and partly to reassure me. [VERB noun]
沃利抓住我的手臂，一是想制止我，二是想稳住我。
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One onlooker had to be restrained by police. [VERB noun]
一个旁观者遭到了警察的制止。
SYN hold back, hold, control, check
2 VERB 克制(情绪);抑制（自己） If you restrain an emotion or you restrain yourself from doing something, you prevent yourself from showing that emotion or doing what you wanted or intended to do. 克制(情绪);抑制（自己）
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She was unable to restrain her desperate anger. [VERB noun]
她无法控制自己极度的愤怒。
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Unable to restrain herself, she rose and went to the phone. [VERB noun]
她没能克制住自己，起身走向电话。
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Gladys wanted to ask, 'Aren't you angry with him?' But she restrained herself from doing so. [VERB noun + from]
格拉迪丝想问，“你不生他的气吗？”但她忍住没问。
SYN control, keep in, limit, govern
3 VERB 抑制;限制;控制 To restrain something that is growing or increasing means to prevent it from getting too large. 抑制;限制;控制
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The radical 500-day plan was very clear on how it intended to try to restrain inflation. [VERB noun]
这个为期500天的激进计划明确阐明将如何控制通货膨胀。
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In the 1970s, the government tried to restrain corruption. [VERB noun]
在20世纪70年代，政府曾经试图打击腐败。
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