constrict

英 [kənˈstrɪkt]

美 [kənˈstrɪkt]

v.  (使)紧缩，缩窄; 限制; 限定; 抑制; 约束

过去分词：constricted　现在分词：constricting　过去式：constricted　第三人称单数：constricts　

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Collins.1 / BNC.19255 / COCA.15930

牛津词典

verb

• （使）紧缩，缩窄
  to become tighter or narrower; to make sth tighter or narrower
  1. Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard.
     她喉咙发紧，使劲地咽了一下唾沫。
  2. a drug that constricts the blood vessels.
     收缩血管的药
• 限制；限定；抑制；约束
  to limit or restrict what sb is able to do
  1. Film-makers of the time were constricted by the censors.
     那时的电影制作人受到了审查官的限制。
  2. constricting rules and regulations
     具有约束性的规章制度

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)(身体部位，尤指喉咙)收紧，收缩
  If a part of your body, especially your throat,is constrictedor if itconstricts, something causes it to become narrower.
  1. Severe migraine can be treated with a drug which constricts the blood vessels...
     严重的偏头疼可以用一种收缩血管的药物进行治疗。
  2. My throat constricted, so that I had to concentrate on breathing.
     我的嗓子发紧，所以我不得不把注意力集中在呼吸上。
• VERB 限制;束缚;约束
  If somethingconstrictsyou, it limits your actions so that you cannot do what you want to do.
  1. She objects to the tests the Government's advisers have devised because they constrict her teaching style...
     她反对政府顾问设计的考试，因为这些考试限制了她的教学风格。
  2. Men and women alike have been constricted by traditional sexual roles.
     男性和女性同样受到传统性别角色的束缚。

英英释义

verb

• become tight or as if tight
  1. Her throat constricted
  Synonym:constringenarrow
• squeeze or press together
  1. she compressed her lips
  2. the spasm contracted the muscle
  Synonym:compresssqueezecompactcontractpress

双语例句

• Constrict ( Ex): A black ooze deals automatic slam and acid damage with a successful grapple check.
  压缩（Ex）：一只黑色淤泥通过一个成功的擒抱鉴定来造成无意识的挥击和酸液伤害。
• Poor posture can constrict or put pressure on organs, restricting blood flow to them and inhibiting their proper functioning.
  不良体态会使你的器官收缩或对它们施加压力，这就限制了血液流入和器官正常运作。
• Constrict ( someone's) throat and keep from breathing.
  压缩（某人）的喉部使不能呼吸。
• She objects to the tests the Government's advisers have devised because they constrict her teaching style
  她反对政府顾问设计的考试，因为这些考试限制了她的教学风格。
• Levels of endothelin-1, proteins that constrict blood vessels and raise blood pressure, decreased by 14%.
  内皮素-1的水平则降低了14%，该类蛋白质会使血管收缩、血压升高。
• My throat constricted, so that I had to concentrate on breathing.
  我的嗓子发紧，所以我不得不把注意力集中在呼吸上。
• The exact reason for the effect is unclear, but studies have shown that air pollution can constrict blood vessels, increase blood pressure and increase the risk for blood clots.
  这种影响的确切原因尚不清楚，但研究表明，空气污染可引起血管收缩、血压升高，并会增加血栓风险。
• Tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue.
  倾向于集中在一起或者收缩成柔软的有机组织。
• Baby shoes that constrict the foot, impair the movement of bones, or limit ankle mobility can alter a child's skeletal balance and stifle psoas vitality.
  童鞋限制了小孩的脚掌，脚骨，脚踝的自由移动因而改变她的身体骨架平衡和压制了腰大肌的活力。还有许多不当的孩童服装用具都加深对身体的伤害。
• Used by surgeons to bind a vessel ( as to constrict the flow of blood).
  被外科医生用来捆扎血管（以控制血液的流动）。