restrict

verb
🔊/rɪˈstrɪkt/
🔊/rɪˈstrɪkt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they restrict
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he / she / it restricts
🔊/rɪˈstrɪkts/
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past simple restricted
🔊/rɪˈstrɪktɪd/
🔊/rɪˈstrɪktɪd/
past participle restricted
🔊/rɪˈstrɪktɪd/
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-ing form restricting
🔊/rɪˈstrɪktɪŋ/
🔊/rɪˈstrɪktɪŋ/
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  1. to limit the size, amount or range of something限制,限定(数量、范围等)
    • restrict something to something Speed is restricted to 30 mph in towns.在城里车速不得超过每小时 30 英里。🔊🔊
    • We restrict the number of students per class to ten.我们把每个班的学生人数限定为十人。
    • restrict something Fog severely restricted visibility.浓雾严重影响了能见度。🔊🔊
    • Having small children tends to restrict your freedom.有了小孩往往会限制你的自由。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • They tried to improve traffic congestion by restricting entry to the city.他们试图通过限制进入城市来改善交通拥堵。
    • He needs to restrict his intake of red meat.他需要限制红肉的摄入量。
    • The authors largely restrict their attention to three issues.这些作家将注意力主要集中在三件事上。
    • The government is considering new laws which will further restrict people's access to firearms.政府正在考虑制订新法律,以进一步限制人们拥有枪支。
    • attempts to restrict the sale of alcohol限制售酒的尝试
    • He introduced new laws to restrict immigration.他出台了新法律以限制移民。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • greatly
    • seriously
    • severely
    verb + restrict
    • attempt to
    • seek to
    • try to
    preposition
    • to
    phrases
    • an attempt to restrict something
    • measures to restrict something
    See full entry
  2. restrict something to stop somebody/something from moving or acting freely束缚;妨碍;阻碍 synonym impede
    • The long skirt restricted her movements.长裙妨碍了她的行动。🔊🔊
  3. restrict something (to somebody) to control something with rules or laws(以法规)限制
    • Access to the club is restricted to members only.俱乐部仅对会员开放。🔊🔊
    Topics Permission and obligationb2
  4. restrict yourself/somebody (to something/to doing something) to allow yourself or somebody to have only a limited amount of something or to do only a particular kind of activity约束;管束
    • I restrict myself to one cup of coffee a day.我控制自己每天只喝一杯咖啡。🔊🔊
    • Why don't you restrict yourself to setting down the facts?您为什么不限制自己确定事实呢?
    • I'm restricting myself to one glass of wine a day.我限制自己每天只喝一杯酒。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • greatly
    • seriously
    • severely
    verb + restrict
    • attempt to
    • seek to
    • try to
    preposition
    • to
    phrases
    • an attempt to restrict something
    • measures to restrict something
    See full entry
  5. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin restrict- ‘confined, bound fast’, from the verb restringere, from re- ‘back’ + stringere ‘to tie, pull tight’.