单词盒子

restrain

R 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [rɪ'streɪnri'strein]
  • 美式音标 [rɪˈstreɪn]
  • 国际音标 [ri'strein]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • vt.抑制；阻止；束缚；剥夺

词源解说

  • 14世纪中期进入英语，直接源自古法语的restreindre，意为压制；最初源自拉丁语的restringere，意为约束。

词根记忆

  • re(重新) + strain(拉紧)→重新拉紧→阻止；抑制
  • re + strain(拉紧)→重新拉紧→阻止，抑制
  • re(一再) + strain(拉紧)→拉闸限电→抑制，制止
  • re(回) + strain(拉紧)→阻止；抑制
  • re(重新) + strain(拉紧)→重新拉紧→克制，抑制
  • re(重新) + strain(拉紧)→重新拉紧→限制

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    restrained：克制的，受限制的；拘谨的。
  • n性质的同根词
    restraint：抑制，克制；约束。
    restrainer：[摄]抑制剂（尤指摄影中用的溴化钾等）；限制器；控制者。
  • v性质的同根词
    restrained：抑制；约束（restrain的过去分词）。

英汉例句

    用作动词 (v.)

    用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

  • I must learn to restrain myself.
    我得学会约束自己。

词组短语

    用作动词 (v.)

    ～+名词

  • restrain oneself 自制，约束自己
  • restrain one 's tears 止泪

    • 副词+～

  • hardly restrain 几乎克制不住

    • ～+介词

  • restrain from 抑制…不使…
  • restrain in drinking 节制饮酒

    • 短语

  • Ratio restrain 比率制动
  • Restrain yourself 克制你自己
  • restrain diabetes 抑制糖尿病

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • to control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in order to stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of something

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you restrain someone, you stop them from doing what they intended or wanted to do, usually by using your physical strength.
  • 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.
  • To restrain something that is growing or increasing means to prevent it from getting too large.