make narrower, especially by encircling pressure
使缩窄,使收缩;压缩;收紧
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chemicals that constrict the blood vessels 使血管收缩的化学药品
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[as adj.
constricted ]constricted air passages .堵塞的通气道。
[no obj.]become narrower
缩窄,收缩;变紧
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he felt his throat constrict .他感到喉咙发紧。
(of a snake)coil round (prey) in order to asphyxiate it
(蛇)盘绕以使窒息。
〈喻〉 抑制,限制;约束
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the fear and the reality of crime constrict many people's lives .对犯罪的恐惧和罪恶的现实束缚了许多人的生活。
"mid 18th cent.: from Latin