一秒钟记个单词“restrain”

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。