constrainvt. 1.force强迫。 △Tw.2.3.72(66):“I shall be con-strained in’t to call thee knave,knight.”那么我就不得不叫你坏蛋了,爵士。 △Ado.1.1.216(206):“I would yourGrace would constrain me to tell.”我希望殿下逼我说出来。 △Rom.2.4.58(52): “That’s as much as to say,such a case as yours constrains a man to bow in thehams.”这就是说,在那种情形下,你不得不屈一屈膝。 2. assume by effort竭力装出。 △Lr.2.2.103(97):“andconstrains the garb/Quite from his nature.”竭力把样子装得和本性截然相反。 constrain[kənˈstrein]v.强迫,抑制,限制,束缚 ◇be constrained to do sth.强迫做…,不得不 constrain oneself勉强,自制 ‖ constrained adj.被迫的,强迫的,勉强的,束缚的,约束的 constraint n.限制,束缚 ◇by constraint强迫,勉强 in constraint=under constraint强迫 constraint characteristic约束特性 constraint condition约束条件 constraint of supply限制补给 |