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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
restrains — third person singular of restrain
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抑制，阻止，控制
to prevent someone from doing something or to control something
The police restrained the protester from entering the building.
警察阻止了抗议者进入大楼。
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.
restrain
Base
原形
restrains
3rd person
第三人称单数
restraining
-ing
现在分词
restrained
Past
过去式
restrained
Past participle
过去分词
She restrains her anger.
她抑制住愤怒。
He restrained the dog.
他拦住了狗。
They are restraining the suspect.
他们正在制服嫌疑人。
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。
The police restrained the suspect with handcuffs.
警察用手铐制服了嫌疑犯。
He is restraining his anger to avoid a confrontation.
他正在抑制怒火以避免冲突。
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。
Not this
I restrained from eating.
Use this
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。
Not this
The police restrained the crowd to move.
Use this
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。
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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。
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re-（再次）+ strain（拉紧）→ 再次拉紧，就是“抑制、束缚”，想象用绳子反复拉紧某物来限制其活动。
语域为中性，常见于正式或控制类语境，如法律、管理、心理抑制等。通常与'from'连用，表示阻止或抑制。日常使用也较为自然。
常与from连用，表示阻止某人做某事或抑制自己
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