restraint
英[r?'stre?nt]
美[r?'strent]
- n. 抑制，克制；約束
英英釋意
- 1. the of act controlling by restraining someone or something;
- "the unlawful restraint of trade"
- 2. discipline in personal and social activities;
- "he was a model of polite restraint"
- "she never lost control of herself"
- 3. the state of being physically constrained;
- "dogs should be kept under restraint"
- 4. a rule or condition that limits freedom;
- "legal restraints"
- "restraints imposed on imports"
- 5. lack of ornamentation;
- "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"
- 6. a device that retards something's motion;
- "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"