restrain

英 [rɪ'streɪn] 美 [rɪ'stren]

restrain 限制，约束

re-,向后，往回，-strain,拉，词源同 constrain,constrict.即拉回，引申词义限制，约束。

restrain: restrain: see strain
restrain (v.): 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]

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.: 对他们这种无动于衷的态度,她抑制不住心头的怒火.