(常作
控制,限制
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decisions are made within the financial restraints of the budget .决定是在受预算经费限制的情况下做出的。
[mass noun]the action of keeping someone or something under control
遏制,抑制。
[mass noun]deprivation or restriction of personal liberty or freedom of movement
限制人身自由;限制活动自由
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he remained aggressive and required physical restraint .他仍然具有攻击性,需要限制其行动自由。
a device which limits or prevents freedom of movement
限制活动自由的设备
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car safety restraints .保证汽车安全的限制性装置。
[mass noun]unemotional, dispassionate, or moderate behaviour; self-control
克制,拘谨
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he urged the protestors to exercise restraint .他敦促抗议者要克制。
understatement, especially of artistic expression
(尤指艺术表达中的)低调处理,克制
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with strings and piano, all restraint vanished .弦乐器和钢琴一响,所有的温文尔雅都消失了。
"late Middle English: from Old French