constraint

[kən'streint]

n.约束, 强制, 约束条件, 对感情的压抑, 虚情假意
[计算机] 限制

n.

1. 约束; 限制[C][(+on)]

legal constraints on the company's activities

对该公司活动法律的限制

2. 强迫; 强制[U]

He acted under constraint.

他被迫采取行动。

3. 抑制; 拘束; 态度不自然[U]

She showed constraint in the presence of the strangers.

她在陌生人面前显得很拘束。

4. 拘禁[U]

5. 拘束(或限制)的事物[C]

词形变化

形容词: constrainable | 副词: constrainedly | 名词: constrainer | 动词过去式: constrained | 动词过去分词: constrained | 动词现在分词: constraining | 动词第三人称单数: constrains |

词义辨析

同义:

n.约束, 压抑, 监禁

confinement  imprisonment  incarceration  durance  detention  captivity  chains  bonds  bondage  servitude  thraldom

n.束缚, 勉强

repression  control  inhibition  stifling  restraint  suppression  curb  check  limitation

n.强制力

coercion  compulsion  force  coaction  pressure  duress  insistence  arm-twisting  urge  necessitation

n.拘束, 局促

unease  inhibition  reticence  reserve  shyness  diffidence  bashfulness  self-consciousness  

同义参见:

silence  obstruction  obligation  necessity  government  

反义参见:

freedom  

英英释义

名词 constraint:

the state of being physically constrained

同义词：restraint

a device that retards something's motion

同义词：restraint

the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others

补充

constraintconstraint英:[kənˈstreint] 美:[kənˈstrent]n.1.强制; 限制, 约束He felt constraint in her presence.他在她面前显得局促不安。2.强制, 强迫We obeyed, but under constraint.我们服从了, 然而是被迫的。

例句

1. Social constraints kept him silent.社会制约使他保持沉默。 2. Their decision to abandon the trip was made because of financial constraints.他们决定放弃这次旅行是因为财力有限。 3. The constraint on most doctors is lack of time.制约大部分医生的因素是缺乏时间。 4. Water shortages in the area will be the main constraint on development.水资源匮乏是这个地区发展受限的主要因素。 5. He comes to see me when he can and shares his thoughts with me without constraint.他有空的时候就会来看我, 无拘无束地和我分享他的想法。 6. The constraint between the parents appeared to go unnoticed by their son.儿子似乎没有注意到父母之间的关系不自然。 7. the availability of water is the main constraint on food production.供水是限制食品生产的主要问题。 8. [mass noun]remove any clips to allow the pipe to expand without constraint.把所有夹子都取下来，以使管子能不受限制地膨胀。 9. they would be able to talk without constraint.他们可以毫无拘束地谈话。 10. There are always some financial constraints on a project like this.类似这样的工程总是在财政方面受到掣肘。 11. Lack of funding has been a major constraint on the building's design.大楼设计面临的一个主要制约因素是资金短缺。 12. Budget constraints [=restrictions] have forced me to revise my travel plans. [=I've changed my travel plans because I do not have enough money]预算上的限制迫使我不得不修改旅行计划。 13. "Because of time constraints [=limitations], speeches will be limited to five minutes."因为时间有限，发言将控制在五分钟之内。 14. Tradition puts/places/imposes constraints on [=puts limits on] people and their actions.传统对人们及其行为有各种束缚。 15. They demand freedom from constraint.他们要求摆脱控制，获得自由。 16. They refuse to work under constraint any longer.他们拒绝继续在约束下工作。