简明英语-中文词典
kәnˋstrent; kәnˊstreint < con.straint >
<<名词>>
1 胁迫, 逼迫
2 限制, 拘束
soon tired of the constraint of military life 很快地就厌倦了军旅生活的限制
3 限制; 规范
ignored all moral constraints in his pursuit of success忽视所有阻碍他追求成功的道德规范
4 不自在的感觉; 别扭
"All constraint had vanished between the two, and they began to talk." (Edith Wharton)在他们俩之间所有的拘束感都消失了, 而且他们开始聊了起来