constrained 音标拼音: [kənstr'end]
a . 被强迫的,拘泥的,不舒服的
被强迫的,拘泥的,不舒服的
constrained 约束
constrained adj 1 :
lacking spontaneity ;
not natural ; "
a constrained smile ";
"
forced heartiness "; "
a strained smile " [
synonym :
{
constrained }, {
forced }, {
strained }]
Constrain \
Con *
strain "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Constrained };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Constraining }.] [
OF .
constraindre ,
F .
contrainde ,
L .
constringere ;
con -
stringere to draw tight .
See {
Strain },
and .
cf . {
Constrict }, {
Constringe }.]
1 .
To secure by bonds ;
to chain ;
to bond or confine ;
to hold tightly ;
to constringe .
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He binds in chains The drowsy prophet ,
and his limbs constrains .
--
Dryden .
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When winter frosts constrain the fields with cold .
--
Dryden .
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2 .
To bring into a narrow compass ;
to compress .
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How the strait stays the slender waist constrain .
--
Gay .
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3 .
To hold back by force ;
to restrain ;
to repress .
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My sire in caves constrains the winds . --
Dryden .
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4 .
To compel ;
to force ;
to necessitate ;
to oblige .
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The love of Christ constraineth us . --
2 .
Cor .
v .
14 .
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I was constrained to appeal unto C [
ae ]
sar . --
Acts xxviii .
19 .
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5 .
To violate ;
to ravish . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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6 .
To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect ;
as ,
a constrained voice .
Syn :
To compel ;
force ;
drive ;
impel ;
urge ;
press .
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Constrained \
Con *
strained "\,
a .
Marked by constraint ;
not free ;
not voluntary ;
embarrassed ;
as ,
a constrained manner ;
a constrained tone .
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70 Moby Thesaurus words for "
constrained ":
Olympian ,
aloof ,
arrested ,
backward ,
bashful ,
blank ,
bridled ,
chastened ,
chilled ,
chilly ,
cold ,
controlled ,
cool ,
curbed ,
detached ,
discreet ,
distant ,
expressionless ,
forbidding ,
frigid ,
frosty ,
guarded ,
hushed ,
icy ,
impassive ,
impersonal ,
in check ,
in control ,
in hand ,
in leading strings ,
in remission ,
inaccessible ,
incommunicable ,
inhibited ,
introverted ,
limited ,
modest ,
noncommittal ,
offish ,
on leash ,
pent -
up ,
quelled ,
quiet ,
remote ,
removed ,
repressed ,
reserved ,
restrained ,
retarded ,
reticent ,
retiring ,
shrinking ,
slowed down ,
softened ,
stable ,
standoff ,
standoffish ,
subdued ,
suppressed ,
tempered ,
unaffable ,
unapproachable ,
uncongenial ,
undemonstrative ,
under control ,
under discipline ,
under restraint ,
unexpansive ,
ungenial ,
withdrawn
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