constrict

英 [kənˈstrɪkt]

美 [kənˈstrɪkt]

v.  (使)紧缩，缩窄; 限制; 限定; 抑制; 约束

过去分词：constricted　现在分词：constricting　过去式：constricted　第三人称单数：constricts　

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Collins.1 / BNC.19255 / COCA.15930

牛津词典

verb

• （使）紧缩，缩窄
  to become tighter or narrower; to make sth tighter or narrower
  1. Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard.
     她喉咙发紧，使劲地咽了一下唾沫。
  2. a drug that constricts the blood vessels.
     收缩血管的药
• 限制；限定；抑制；约束
  to limit or restrict what sb is able to do
  1. Film-makers of the time were constricted by the censors.
     那时的电影制作人受到了审查官的限制。
  2. constricting rules and regulations
     具有约束性的规章制度

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)(身体部位，尤指喉咙)收紧，收缩
  If a part of your body, especially your throat,is constrictedor if itconstricts, something causes it to become narrower.
  1. Severe migraine can be treated with a drug which constricts the blood vessels...
     严重的偏头疼可以用一种收缩血管的药物进行治疗。
  2. My throat constricted, so that I had to concentrate on breathing.
     我的嗓子发紧，所以我不得不把注意力集中在呼吸上。
• VERB 限制;束缚;约束
  If somethingconstrictsyou, it limits your actions so that you cannot do what you want to do.
  1. She objects to the tests the Government's advisers have devised because they constrict her teaching style...
     她反对政府顾问设计的考试，因为这些考试限制了她的教学风格。
  2. Men and women alike have been constricted by traditional sexual roles.
     男性和女性同样受到传统性别角色的束缚。

英英释义

verb

• become tight or as if tight
  1. Her throat constricted
  Synonym:constringenarrow
• squeeze or press together
  1. she compressed her lips
  2. the spasm contracted the muscle
  Synonym:compresssqueezecompactcontractpress

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