restrain sb/sth from doing sth
常与from连用，表示阻止某人或某物做某事。
The police restrained the protester from entering the building.
警察阻止了抗议者进入大楼。
抑制，阻止，控制
restraining — present participle of restrain
束缚，限制；控制或抑制。；再次拉紧。；剥夺自由。；限制或约束。
to prevent someone from doing something or to control something
常指用力量或权威阻止某人做某事
控制或抑制。
To control or keep in check.
再次拉紧。
To strain again.
剥夺自由。
To deprive of liberty.
限制或约束。
To restrict or limit.
一般现在时
She restrains her anger.
她抑制住愤怒。
一般过去时
He restrained the dog.
他拦住了狗。
现在进行时
They are restraining the suspect.
他们正在制服嫌疑人。
现在完成时
She has restrained herself from crying.
她忍住没哭。
及物动词，常与from连用表示阻止或抑制
She had to restrain herself from laughing during the serious meeting.
她不得不抑制自己，在严肃的会议中忍住不笑。
用法提示：表示抑制自己的行为，后接from doing。
The police restrained the suspect with handcuffs.
警察用手铐制服了嫌疑犯。
用法提示：表示用武力阻止，束缚住。
He is restraining his anger to avoid a confrontation.
他正在抑制怒火以避免冲突。
用法提示：表示控制情绪，抑制。
常与from连用，表示阻止某人或某物做某事。
The police restrained the protester from entering the building.
警察阻止了抗议者进入大楼。
表示自我克制，常与from连用。
She had to restrain herself from laughing during the ceremony.
她不得不克制自己，在仪式期间忍住不笑。
直接接宾语，表示控制情绪或行为。
He tried to restrain his anger during the argument.
他试图在争论中抑制自己的愤怒。
更强调施加控制以阻止过度行为，常用于行为或情绪
多用于内部过程或心理层面，语气较强
通用词，强调施加权力或主导，范围更广
暗示强行或强力阻止，常带负面色彩
指突然或有力地中断，多用于进展或增长
grammar · medium
易错句子I restrained from eating.
正确表达I refrained from eating.
restrain是及物动词，必须带宾语，而refrain是不及物动词，直接跟from。表示‘克制自己不做某事’时，应使用refrain from。
grammar · medium
易错句子The police restrained the crowd to move.
正确表达The police restrained the crowd from moving.
restrain sb from doing是固定搭配，表示阻止某人做某事，不能使用不定式to do。
constrain强调通过外力或义务迫使某人做某事，而restrain强调阻止或抑制某行动或感情。
refrain是自愿地忍住不做某事，常接from；restrain可指抑制他人或自己，多接宾语。
restrict强调设定界限或范围，使不超过某限度；restrain更强调阻止或控制动作或情绪。
克制自己
He tried to restrain himself from shouting.
他试图克制自己不大喊大叫。
阻止做某事
The police restrained the crowd from entering the building.
警察阻止人群进入大楼。
抑制通货膨胀
The government took measures to restrain inflation.
政府采取措施抑制通货膨胀。
忍住眼泪
She could hardly restrain her tears.
她几乎忍不住眼泪。
抑制愤怒
He managed to restrain his anger.
他设法抑制住了愤怒。
限制增长
New regulations may restrain economic growth.
新法规可能会限制经济增长。
re- (again/back) + strain (to pull tight)
re- (again) + view (to see)
con- (together) + strain (to pull tight)
常用强制力量来抑制或阻止行动。
权威人士或机构施加限制。
需要抑制强烈的情绪如愤怒或兴奋。
约束或控制不当行为。
法律手段用于制止某些行动。
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