constrict
verb /kənˈstrɪkt/
/kənˈstrɪkt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they constrict | /kənˈstrɪkt/ /kənˈstrɪkt/ |
| he / she / it constricts | /kənˈstrɪkts/ /kənˈstrɪkts/ |
| past simple constricted | /kənˈstrɪktɪd/ /kənˈstrɪktɪd/ |
| past participle constricted | /kənˈstrɪktɪd/ /kənˈstrɪktɪd/ |
| -ing form constricting | /kənˈstrɪktɪŋ/ /kənˈstrɪktɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to become tighter or narrower; to make something tighter or narrower
（使）紧缩，缩窄 - Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard.
她喉咙发紧，使劲地咽了一下唾沫。 - constrict something a drug that constricts the blood vessels
收缩血管的药
- Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard.
- constrict somebody to limit what somebody is able to do
限制；限定；抑制；约束 - Film-makers of the time were constricted by the censors.
那时的电影制作人受到了审查官的限制。 - constricting rules and regulations
具有约束性的规章制度
- Film-makers of the time were constricted by the censors.
词源mid 18th cent.: from Latin constrict- ‘bound tightly together’, from the verb constringere.