| 释义 |
constrain/kənˈstrein/v. tr. 1 compel; urge irresistibly or by necessity 强迫，迫使；力劝 2a confine forcibly; imprison 约束；关押，监禁 b restrict severely as regards action, behaviour, etc. 严格限制(行动、行为等) 3 bring about by compulsion 强行作出 4 (as 作 constrained adj.) forced, embarrassed 勉强的，不自然的 a constrained voice 假嗓子; a constrained manner 不自然的态度 □ constrainedly /kənˈstreinidli/ adv.[Middle English via Old French constraindre from Latin constringere (as COM-, stringere strict- ‘tie’)] |