constraint

英 [kənˈstreɪnt]

美 [kənˈstreɪnt]

n.  限制; 限定; 约束; 严管

复数：constraints　

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Collins.2 / BNC.2988 / COCA.4643

牛津词典

noun

• 限制；限定；约束
  a thing that limits or restricts sth, or your freedom to do sth
  1. constraints of time/money/space
     时间 / 资金 / 空间的限制
  2. financial/economic/legal/political constraints
     财政 / 经济 / 法律 / 政治约束
  3. This decision will impose serious constraints on all schools.
     这项决定将使所有的学校受到各种严格的限制。
• 约束；严管
  strict control over the way that you behave or are allowed to behave
  1. At last we could relax and talk without constraint.
     我们终于可以放松下来，无拘无束地谈话了。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 限制;束缚;约束
  Aconstraintis something that limits or controls what you can do.
  1. Their decision to abandon the trip was made because of financial constraints...
     他们决定放弃这次出游是因为财力有限。
  2. Water shortages in the area will be the main constraint on development.
     水资源匮乏将是制约该地区发展的一个主要因素。
• 克制
  Constraintis control over the way you behave which prevents you from doing what you want to do.

英英释义

noun

• the act of constraining
• a device that retards something's motion
  1. the car did not have proper restraints fitted
  Synonym:restraint
• the state of being physically constrained
  1. dogs should be kept under restraint
  Synonym:restraint

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