re·strict
verb OPAL W
/rɪˈstrɪkt/
/rɪˈstrɪkt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they restrict | /rɪˈstrɪkt/ /rɪˈstrɪkt/ |
| he / she / it restricts | /rɪˈstrɪkts/ /rɪˈstrɪkts/ |
| past simple restricted | /rɪˈstrɪktɪd/ /rɪˈstrɪktɪd/ |
| past participle restricted | /rɪˈstrɪktɪd/ /rɪˈstrɪktɪd/ |
| -ing form restricting | /rɪˈstrɪktɪŋ/ /rɪˈstrɪktɪŋ/ |
- to limit the size, amount or range of something
限制，限定（数量、范围等） - restrict something to something Speed is restricted to 30 mph in towns.
在城里车速不得超过每小时 30 英里。 - We restrict the number of students per class to ten.
我们将每个班的学生人数限定为十人。 - restrict something Fog severely restricted visibility.
浓雾严重影响了能见度。 - Having small children tends to restrict your freedom.
有了小孩往往会限制你的自由。
Extra Examples- They tried to improve traffic congestion by restricting entry to the city.
他们试图通过限制进入城市来改善交通拥堵。 - He needs to restrict his intake of red meat.
他需要限制红肉的摄入量。 - The authors largely restrict their attention to three issues.
这些作家将注意力主要集中在三件事上。 - The government is considering new laws which will further restrict people's access to firearms.
政府正在考虑制订新法律，以进一步限制人们拥有枪支。 - attempts to restrict the sale of alcohol
限制售酒的尝试 - He introduced new laws to restrict immigration.
他制定了限制移民的新法律。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- seriously
- severely
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- to
- an attempt to restrict something
- measures to restrict something
- restrict something to something Speed is restricted to 30 mph in towns.
- restrict something to stop somebody/something from moving or acting freely
束缚；妨碍；阻碍 - The long skirt restricted her movements.
长裙妨碍了她的行动。
- The long skirt restricted her movements.
- restrict something (to somebody) to control something with rules or laws
（以法规）限制 - Access to the club is restricted to members only.
俱乐部仅对会员开放。
- Access to the club is restricted to members only.
- restrict yourself/somebody (to something/to doing something) to allow yourself or somebody to have only a limited amount of something or to do only a particular kind of activity
约束；管束 - I restrict myself to one cup of coffee a day.
我控制自己每天只喝一杯咖啡。 - Why don't you restrict yourself to setting down the facts?
你为什么不限制自己陈述事实呢？ - We restrict ourselves to one takeaway meal a week.
我们限制自己每周只能吃一顿外卖。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- seriously
- severely
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- to
- an attempt to restrict something
- measures to restrict something
- I restrict myself to one cup of coffee a day.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin restrict- ‘confined, bound fast’, from the verb restringere, from re- ‘back’ + stringere ‘to tie, pull tight’.