restrict
/rɪˈstrɪkt/verb
with obj.
1- put a limit on; keep under control限制, 控制：
some roads may have to be closed at peak times to restrict the number of visitors.
在高峰时段有些道路可能会被关闭以限制来访者人数。
1.1
- deprive (someone or something) of freedom of movement or action限制…的行动自由, 约束：
cities can restrict groups of protesters from gathering on a residential street.
城市可以禁止抗议者们在住宅区街道上集会。
1.2
restrict someone to
limit someone to only doing or having (a particular thing) or staying in (a particular place)限定某人只做（某事）, 限定某人仅拥有（某物）, 限制某人只呆在（某处）：I shall restrict myself to a single example.
我将限定自己只用一个例子。
1.3
restrict something to
limit something, especially an activity, to (a particular place, time, or category of people)限定某事（尤指活动）于（某地、某时、某一类人）：the Zoological Gardens were at first restricted to members and their guests.
动物园最初仅限于会员和他们的客人参观。
1.4
- withhold (information) from general circulation or disclosure封锁（消息）：
at first the Americans tried to restrict news of their involvement in Vietnam.
最初美国人企图封锁他们卷入越战的消息。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin restrict- 'confined, bound fast', from the verb restringere （see RESTRAIN）.