restraint

noun

/rɪˈstreɪnt/

[countable, usually plural] restraint (on somebody/something) a rule, a fact, an idea, etc. that limits or controls what people can do约束力；管制措施；制约因素
- The government has imposed export restraints on some products.政府对一些产品实行了出口控制。
- social restraints on drinking alcohol饮酒的社会限制
Synonyms limit
limit
- restriction
- control
- constraint
- restraint
- limitation
These are all words for something that limits what you can do or what can happen.
- limit the greatest or smallest amount of something that is allowed:
  The EU has set strict limits on pollution levels.欧盟对污染程度作了严格的限定。
  the speed limit速度限制
- restriction (rather formal) a rule or law that limits what you can do:指限制规定、限制法规：
  There are no restrictions on the amount of money you can withdraw.取款没有限额。
- control (often in compounds) the act of limiting or managing something; a method of doing this:
  arms control军备控制
- constraint (rather formal) a fact or decision that limits what you can do:指限制、限定、约束：
  We have to work within severe constraints of time and money.我们必须在时间紧迫、资金紧张的限制下工作。
- restraint (rather formal) a decision, a rule, an idea, etc. that limits what you can do; the act of limiting something because it is necessary or sensible to do so:指约束力、管制措施、制约因素、控制、限制：
  The government has imposed export restraints on some products.政府对一些产品实行了出口控制。
  The unions are unlikely to accept any sort of wage restraint.工会不大可能接受任何形式的工资限制。
- limitation the act or process of limiting something; a rule, fact or condition that limits something:
  They would resist any limitation of their powers.他们会抵制对他们权力的任何限制。
restriction, constraint, restraint or limitation?用 restriction、constraint、restraint 还是 limitation？These are all things that limit what you can do. A restriction is rule or law that is made by somebody in authority. A constraint is something that exists rather than something that is made, although it may exist as a result of somebody’s decision. A restraint is also something that exists: it can exist outside yourself, as the result of somebody else’s decision; but it can also exist inside you, as a fear of what other people may think or as your own feeling about what is acceptable: moral/social/cultural restraints. A limitation is more general and can be a rule that somebody makes or a fact or condition that exists.Patterns
- limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/limitations on something
- limits/limitations to something
- severe limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/limitations
- tight limits/restrictions/controls/constraints
- to impose/remove limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/limitations
- to lift restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints
- The government imposed restraints on spending.政府对开支实行了限制。
- They balked at the notion of prior restraints on research.一想到对调查的先行制止他们就畏缩了。
- We did the best we could within the limited time restraints.我们在有限的时间内尽了最大的努力。
- What happens when the conventional restraints on human cruelty are removed?对人类残酷行为的传统束缚取消时会发生什么？
- agreements on voluntary export restraints关于自愿限制出口的协议
- There are certain social restraints on drinking alcohol.在饮酒方面存在着某些社会制约因素。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- voluntary
- conventional
- physical
- …
verb + restraint
- impose
- use
- remove
- …
preposition
- without restraint
- restraint on
- restraint upon
- …
[uncountable] the act of controlling or limiting something because it is necessary or sensible to do so控制；限制
- The unions are unlikely to accept any sort of wage restraint.工会不大可能接受任何形式的工资限制。
- without restraint They said that they would fight without restraint (= completely freely) for what they wanted.他们说，为达目的，他们会无所顾忌地抗争到底。
- talks on voluntary wage restraint关于自愿限制工资的谈判
- the government's need to exercise fiscal restraint政府进行财政紧缩的需要
- Prices continued to rise without restraint.物价继续无限制地上涨。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- voluntary
- conventional
- physical
- …
verb + restraint
- impose
- use
- remove
- …
preposition
- without restraint
- restraint on
- restraint upon
- …
[uncountable] the quality of behaving calmly and with control克制；抑制；约束 synonym self-control
- The police appealed to the crowd for restraint.警方呼吁群众保持克制。
- He exercised considerable restraint in ignoring the insults.他表现出相当的克制，没去理会种种侮辱。
- Finally he was able to cry properly, without restraint.他终于可以毫无束缚地放声大哭了。
- He abandoned all restraint and yelled at the top of his lungs.他不管不顾地放声大叫起来。
- Journalists have exercised remarkable restraint in not reporting all the sordid details of the case.记者们对该案件的报道显示出异乎寻常的克制，没有披露所有骯脏的细节。
- Somehow I had the restraint not to tell Peter that.我还是强忍着没把那件事告诉彼得。
- The government called for restraint by both sides.政府要求双方保持克制。
- The media should have used more restraint in disclosing his private life.媒体在披露他的私人生活时应该更克制些。
- The role requires a certain restraint.这一职位要求有某种程度的自制能力。
- They reacted with restraint.他们的反应有所节制。
- the mutual restraint shown by police and protesters.警察和抗议者表现出的相互克制
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- considerable
- great
- remarkable
- …
verb + restraint
- have
- exercise
- practise/practice
- …
preposition
- with restraint
- without restraint
- restraint by
- …
[uncountable] (formal) the use of physical force to control somebody who is behaving in a violent way（武力）阻止，制止，制伏
- the physical restraint of prisoners对囚犯的人身限制
- Sometimes the care workers need to use physical restraint on the hospital patients.有时看护人员需要对住院病人使用身体约束。
- guilty of the charge of unlawful restraint犯了非法拘禁罪
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- voluntary
- conventional
- physical
- …
verb + restraint
- impose
- use
- remove
- …
preposition
- without restraint
- restraint on
- restraint upon
- …
[countable] (formal) a type of seat belt or safety device座椅安全带；安全装置
- Children must use an approved child restraint or adult seat belt.儿童必须使用经过认可的儿童安全带或成人座椅安全带。

词源late Middle English: from Old French restreinte, feminine past participle of restreindre ‘hold back’, from Latin restringere, from re- ‘back’ + stringere ‘to tie, pull tight’.

词汇	restraint
释义	restraint noun /rɪˈstreɪnt/ /rɪˈstreɪnt/ [countable, usually plural] restraint (on somebody/something) a rule, a fact, an idea, etc. that limits or controls what people can do约束力；管制措施；制约因素 The government has imposed export restraints on some products.政府对一些产品实行了出口控制。 social restraints on drinking alcohol饮酒的社会限制 Synonyms limitlimit restriction control constraint restraint limitation These are all words for something that limits what you can do or what can happen. limit the greatest or smallest amount of something that is allowed: The EU has set strict limits on pollution levels.欧盟对污染程度作了严格的限定。 the speed limit速度限制 restriction (rather formal) a rule or law that limits what you can do:指限制规定、限制法规： There are no restrictions on the amount of money you can withdraw.取款没有限额。 control (often in compounds) the act of limiting or managing something; a method of doing this: arms control军备控制 constraint (rather formal) a fact or decision that limits what you can do:指限制、限定、约束： We have to work within severe constraints of time and money.我们必须在时间紧迫、资金紧张的限制下工作。 restraint (rather formal) a decision, a rule, an idea, etc. that limits what you can do; the act of limiting something because it is necessary or sensible to do so:指约束力、管制措施、制约因素、控制、限制： The government has imposed export restraints on some products.政府对一些产品实行了出口控制。 The unions are unlikely to accept any sort of wage restraint.工会不大可能接受任何形式的工资限制。 limitation the act or process of limiting something; a rule, fact or condition that limits something: They would resist any limitation of their powers.他们会抵制对他们权力的任何限制。 restriction, constraint, restraint or limitation?用 restriction、constraint、restraint 还是 limitation？These are all things that limit what you can do. A restriction is rule or law that is made by somebody in authority. A constraint is something that exists rather than something that is made, although it may exist as a result of somebody’s decision. A restraint is also something that exists: it can exist outside yourself, as the result of somebody else’s decision; but it can also exist inside you, as a fear of what other people may think or as your own feeling about what is acceptable: moral/social/cultural restraints. A limitation is more general and can be a rule that somebody makes or a fact or condition that exists.Patterns limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/limitations on something limits/limitations to something severe limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/limitations tight limits/restrictions/controls/constraints to impose/remove limits/restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints/limitations to lift restrictions/controls/constraints/restraints The government imposed restraints on spending.政府对开支实行了限制。 They balked at the notion of prior restraints on research.一想到对调查的先行制止他们就畏缩了。 We did the best we could within the limited time restraints.我们在有限的时间内尽了最大的努力。 What happens when the conventional restraints on human cruelty are removed?对人类残酷行为的传统束缚取消时会发生什么？ agreements on voluntary export restraints关于自愿限制出口的协议 There are certain social restraints on drinking alcohol.在饮酒方面存在着某些社会制约因素。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective voluntary conventional physical … verb + restraint impose use remove … preposition without restraint restraint on restraint upon … [uncountable] the act of controlling or limiting something because it is necessary or sensible to do so控制；限制 The unions are unlikely to accept any sort of wage restraint.工会不大可能接受任何形式的工资限制。 without restraint They said that they would fight without restraint (= completely freely) for what they wanted.他们说，为达目的，他们会无所顾忌地抗争到底。 talks on voluntary wage restraint关于自愿限制工资的谈判 the government's need to exercise fiscal restraint政府进行财政紧缩的需要 Prices continued to rise without restraint.物价继续无限制地上涨。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective voluntary conventional physical … verb + restraint impose use remove … preposition without restraint restraint on restraint upon … [uncountable] the quality of behaving calmly and with control克制；抑制；约束 synonym self-control The police appealed to the crowd for restraint.警方呼吁群众保持克制。 He exercised considerable restraint in ignoring the insults.他表现出相当的克制，没去理会种种侮辱。 Finally he was able to cry properly, without restraint.他终于可以毫无束缚地放声大哭了。 He abandoned all restraint and yelled at the top of his lungs.他不管不顾地放声大叫起来。 Journalists have exercised remarkable restraint in not reporting all the sordid details of the case.记者们对该案件的报道显示出异乎寻常的克制，没有披露所有骯脏的细节。 Somehow I had the restraint not to tell Peter that.我还是强忍着没把那件事告诉彼得。 The government called for restraint by both sides.政府要求双方保持克制。 The media should have used more restraint in disclosing his private life.媒体在披露他的私人生活时应该更克制些。 The role requires a certain restraint.这一职位要求有某种程度的自制能力。 They reacted with restraint.他们的反应有所节制。 the mutual restraint shown by police and protesters.警察和抗议者表现出的相互克制 Collocations Dictionaryadjective considerable great remarkable … verb + restraint have exercise practise/practice … preposition with restraint without restraint restraint by … [uncountable] (formal) the use of physical force to control somebody who is behaving in a violent way（武力）阻止，制止，制伏 the physical restraint of prisoners对囚犯的人身限制 Sometimes the care workers need to use physical restraint on the hospital patients.有时看护人员需要对住院病人使用身体约束。 guilty of the charge of unlawful restraint犯了非法拘禁罪 Collocations Dictionaryadjective voluntary conventional physical … verb + restraint impose use remove … preposition without restraint restraint on restraint upon … [countable] (formal) a type of seat belt or safety device座椅安全带；安全装置 Children must use an approved child restraint or adult seat belt.儿童必须使用经过认可的儿童安全带或成人座椅安全带。词源late Middle English: from Old French restreinte, feminine past participle of restreindre ‘hold back’, from Latin restringere, from re- ‘back’ + stringere ‘to tie, pull tight’.
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