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一秒钟记个单词“restrain”

2023-04-15 10:00 作者:又斩了些无聊的单词  | 我要投稿

No.57 restrain

rest 休息 + rain 下雨

→“这不明摆着阻止我出去玩嘛!”


正式释义:restrain

v. 制止,阻止,管制;

约束(自己),控制自己;

忍住(某种情感),抑制;

监禁

CET4/CET6/考研/IEITS/TOEFL/GMAT/GRE


词源记忆:-strict-表示“拉紧”

· -strict-来源于拉丁语动词不定式“stringere”,表示“拉紧”

拆分:re 向后 + strain 拉紧

→ 向后拉紧

拉紧某人的行为,即为制止

拉紧自己的行为,即为约束

→restrain 制止;约束


例句:

①阻止某人(做) 固定搭配: restrain sb. (from sth./doing sth.)

Restrain your dog from jumping up on people

制止你的狗跳到人身上

• I could not restrain them from going their own way.

我不能阻止他们走自己的路。

• The angry boy was restrained by his friends.

那个生气的男孩被他的朋友制止住了。


②抑制(某种情感,欲望),忍住

• I must restrain my anger because he is my boss.

我必须抑制愤怒,因为他是老板。

• The little boy should learn to restrain his desire.

这个小男孩应该学会去克制住他的欲望。


③约束自己做某事 固定搭配 restrain oneself from sth./doing sth.

• You feel you have to accommodate, you have to restrain yourself from the coffee.

你感觉到你应该适应,应该控制自己不要喝咖啡。


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