新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

restraint

英  [rɪˈstreɪnt]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • restraints

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 限制

    Restraints are rules or conditions that limit or restrict someone or something.

    反义词

    freedom

    双语例句

    例:

    The president is calling for spending restraints in some areas.

    该总统要求在一些领域控制支出。

    例:

    With open frontiers and lax visa controls, criminals could cross into the country without restraint.

    该国边界开放、签证管理不严格,罪犯可以不受限制地入境。

    例:

    free of any restraints which social convention might impose.

    不受任何社会习俗约束。

    2[U 不可数名词] 克制

    Restraint is calm, controlled, and unemotional behaviour.

    双语例句

    例:

    They behaved with more restraint than I'd expected.

    他们表现得比我想象的还要克制。