Word · Frequency #5685
constrained
限制；约束
constrained is the past of constrain.
核心释义
To keep something within limits; to restrict or confine.
- 1.
通过强力说服或施压来强迫；迫使；使有义务
To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
- 2.
使限制在紧密范围内；禁闭
To keep within close bounds; to confine.
- 3.
因资源有限而减少结果
To reduce a result in response to limited resources.
强迫；迫使；制约；限定；通过强力说服或施压来强迫；迫使；使有义务；使限制在紧密范围内；禁闭；因资源有限而减少结果
用法In use
The new regulations constrain the company's ability to expand.
用法提示：constrain 作为动词，表示‘限制’，用于主动语态。
She felt constrained by her strict upbringing.
用法提示：constrained 是过去分词形式，在此为被动结构，表示‘受束缚’。
Economic factors are constraining growth in the region.
用法提示：constraining 是现在分词形式，用于进行时态，表示‘制约’。
constrain something
此结构表示限制某事物。
The new regulations constrain our ability to operate.
新规定限制了我们的运营能力。
constrain someone from doing something
此结构表示阻止某人做某事。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- constrain someone from doing something
- 限制某人做某事
- The new law constrains companies from dumping waste in rivers.新法律限制公司向河流倾倒废物。
- be constrained by
- 受…限制
- Our research is constrained by a lack of funding.我们的研究因缺乏资金而受到限制。
- constrain growth
- 限制增长
- High taxes constrain economic growth.高税收限制了经济增长。
- constrain access
- 限制访问
- The password constrains access to confidential files.密码限制了对机密文件的访问。
- constrain trade
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：con（一起）+ strain（拉紧）→ 一起拉紧，限制或强迫。想象用绳子紧紧捆住。
语境与语域Context & Register
该词用法较正式，多用于书面或正式场合，可表示强迫、限制或关押，具体含义依语境而定。
语法说明Grammar Note
后接名词或代词作宾语，常用于被动结构，也可接带to的不定式复合结构。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /eɪn/ ending sound with 'constrain' (stressed vowel /eɪ/ + /n/), making them true rhymes. Note: Words like 'certain' (/ˈsɜːrtn/) or 'mountain' (/ˈmaʊntn/) end in a different sound despite similar spelling.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形
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