constrained

英 [kənˈstreɪnd]

美 [kənˈstreɪnd]

adj.  不自然的; 强迫的; 过于受约束的
v.  强迫; 强制; 迫使; 限制; 限定; 约束
constrain的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：constrained　过去式：constrained　

GRE

BNC.25289 / COCA.25805

牛津词典

adj.

• 不自然的；强迫的；过于受约束的
  not natural; forced or too controlled
  1. constrained emotions
     受压抑的情感

柯林斯词典

• VERB 约束;限制;强迫
  Toconstrainsomeone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
  1. Women are too often constrained by family commitments and by low expectations...
     女性往往受到家庭责任和低期望值的束缚。
  2. How can we produce top-class engineers when universities are constrained to offer salaries that can only attract mediocre staff?...
     大学的财力有限，提供的薪酬仅能吸引水平一般的教师，在这种情况下，我们如何能培养出一流的工程师？
  3. It's the capacity of those roads which is going to constrain the amount of travel by car that can take place.
     制约驾车出行量的将会是那些道路的通行能力。
• PHRASE 觉得被迫(做某事)
  If youfeel constrained todo something, you feel that you must do it, even though you would prefer not to.
  1. For some reason he felt constrained to lower his voice.
     不知怎么的，他觉得自己必须得压低声音。

英英释义

adj

• lacking spontaneity
  1. a constrained smile
  2. forced heartiness
  3. a strained smile
  Synonym:forcedstrained

双语例句

• Cold weather constrained the plant's growth.
  寒冷的天气抑制了植物的生长。
• When he was gone I turned immediately to jordan& constrained to assure her of my surprise.
  他走开之后，我马上转向乔丹&迫不及待地告诉她我感到的惊异。
• However, they are constrained by limited resources and must balance between capacity-building and political connections.
  然而，资源有限的企业必须在能力建设和政治关联之间进行权衡。
• She constrained herself to silence, and, making a dead pause, suffered the figure to open the conversation.
  她竭力控制住自己，默不作声，让这个人影先开口。
• I felt constrained to apologize to you for what I had said.
  我为我所说的话非向你表示歉意不可。
• This is a demanding program, and our budget is highly constrained.
  这是一个要求很高的计划，而我们的预算又非常有限。
• Hunger constrained him to eat.
  饥饿迫使他进食。
• This paper investigated a constrained minisum location problem with the demand points replaced by demand regions.
  与以往研究不同的是，文章用需求区域代替距离和问题中的需求点。
• We feel quite free and easy with him, not in the least constrained.
  跟他在一起很随便，一点儿也不拘束。
• As with anything in life, constrained, limited thinking leads to mediocrity.
  和生命中的任何事物一样，受压抑、受限制的思考导致了平庸。