Word · Frequency #5685
constraining
限制；约束
constraining is the present participle of constrain.
To keep something within limits; to restrict or confine.
- 1.
To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
通过强力说服或施压来强迫；迫使；使有义务
- 2.
To keep within close bounds; to confine.
使限制在紧密范围内；禁闭
- 3.
To reduce a result in response to limited resources.
因资源有限而减少结果
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
In use
The new regulations constrain the company's ability to expand.
She felt constrained by her strict upbringing.
Economic factors are constraining growth in the region.
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。
Social norms constrain individuals from expressing their true feelings.
社会规范约束人们不表达真实感受。
be constrained by something
被动结构，表示受某因素限制。
Connections
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
- 限制贸易
- Tariffs constrain international trade.关税限制了国际贸易。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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.
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。
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