一秒鐘記個單詞“restrain”

No.57 restrain
rest 休息 + rain 下雨
→“這不明擺著阻止我出去玩嘛!”
正式釋義:restrain
v. 制止,阻止,管制;
約束(自己),控制自己;
忍?。撤N情感),抑制;
監(jiān)禁
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詞源記憶:-strict-表示“拉緊”
· -strict-來源于拉丁語動詞不定式“stringere”,表示“拉緊”
拆分:re 向后 + strain 拉緊
→ 向后拉緊
→ 拉緊某人的行為,即為制止
→ 拉緊自己的行為,即為約束
→restrain 制止;約束
例句:
①阻止某人(做) 固定搭配: restrain sb. (from sth./doing sth.)
? Restrain your dog from jumping up on people
制止你的狗跳到人身上
? I could not restrain them from going their own way.
我不能阻止他們走自己的路。
? The angry boy was restrained by his friends.
那個生氣的男孩被他的朋友制止住了。
②抑制(某種情感,欲望),忍住
? I must restrain my anger because he is my boss.
我必須抑制憤怒,因為他是老板。
? The little boy should learn to restrain his desire.
這個小男孩應該學會去克制住他的欲望。
③約束自己做某事 固定搭配 restrain oneself from sth./doing sth.
? You feel you have to accommodate, you have to restrain yourself from the coffee.
你感覺到你應該適應,應該控制自己不要喝咖啡。