restrain

restrain

英 [rɪ'streɪn]
　　美 [rɪ'stren]

vt. 抑制，控制；約束；制止

中文詞源：

restrain 限制，約束

re-,向後，往回，-strain,拉，詞源同 constrain,constrict.即拉回，引申詞義限制，約束。

例句：

1. Unable to restrain herself, she rose and went to the phone.
她沒能克制住自己，起身走向電話。

2. In the 1970s, the government tried to restrain corruption.
在20世紀70年代，政府曾經試圖打擊腐敗。

3. If you can't restrain your dog you must lock it up.
如果你無法管住你的狗,就必須把它關起來.

4. She shouldn't restrain her anger at this insensible attitude of theirs.
對他們這種無動於衷的態度,她抑制不住心頭的怒火.

5. They couldn't restrain their excitement.
他們無法抑制自己的激動.