constricted

英 [kənˈstrɪktɪd]

美 [kənˈstrɪktɪd]

v.  (使)紧缩，缩窄; 限制; 限定; 抑制; 约束
constrict的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：constricted　

TOEFL

BNC.34717 / COCA.24856

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

adj

• drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically
  1. a constricted blood vessel
  2. a constricted view of life
• especially tense

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