The act of holding back or hindering from action of any kind. 制止；遏制。 The state of being held back or hindered; confinement. 受约束；禁锢。 Means of restraining. 抑制、限制的方法，手段。 Reserve; constraint. 节制；拘束。 put under restraint 监禁(尤指在精神医院)。 without restraint 自由地；毫无拘束地；无限制地；无顾忌地。 restraint of trade 【法律】贸易管制。 Restraint implies force that prevents action and even feeling; it may be voluntary, or imposed by conditions or by physical force. Restraint 指阻止行动以及遏制情感之力；此项阻止或由于自动，或由于情境或暴力： Restraint of temper under trying conditions is good sportsmanship. 在难堪的处境下遏制动怒，是良好的运动员精神。 They placed the madman under restraint. 他们将疯人加以禁锢。 Constraint implies force that compels a disagreeable course of action, or that restricts. Constrain 指逼使人去做不情愿之事的力量： Lawless men know no constraint. 不法之徒，不知有忌。 |