mid-14c., from stem of Old French restreindre "press, push together; curb, bridle; bandage" (12c.), from Latin restringere "draw back tightly, confine, check" (see restriction). Related: Restrained; restraining.
That which we restrain we keep within limits; that which we restrict we keep within certain definite limits; that which we repress we try to put out of existence. [Century Dictionary, 1902]
权威例句
1. Unable to restrain herself, she rose and went to the phone.
她没能克制住自己,起身走向电话。
2. In the 1970s, the government tried to restrain corruption.
在20世纪70年代,政府曾经试图打击腐败。
3. If you can't restrain your dog you must lock it up.
如果你无法管住你的狗,就必须把它关起来.
4. She shouldn't restrain her anger at this insensible attitude of theirs.
【constrain, refrain, restrain】
constrain: v.强迫,力劝,是及物动词。
• A law constrains the government from spending more money than it takes in. 法律限制政府开支大于收入。
refrain: v.抑制,禁止,强调抑制一种冲动,是正式用语,为不及物动词,后接介词from。
• Students refrain from smoking in the classroom. 学生们克制住不在教师抽烟。
restrain: v.抑制,约束,指通过管束阻止某事发生,是及物动词,其习惯用法是restrain sb. (sth.) from doing。
• She restrains her dog by walking him on a leash. 溜狗时,她牵着狗来限制它的活动。