restrict

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re·strict /rɪˈstrɪkt/ W3 AWL verb [transitiveT]

1 LIMITto limit or control the size, amount, or range of something 限制，控制〔大小、数量或范围〕

The new law restricts the sale of hand guns.

新法规限制手枪的销售。

You may need to restrict access to certain files (=limit the number of people who can read them).

某些档案可能需要限制查阅。

The agreement will restrict competition.

这个协议将限制竞争。

restrict something to something

In future we will restrict class sizes to 20 students.

以后我们会把班级规模限定在20人。

2 LIMITto limit someone’s actions or movements 约束，限制〔行动或活动〕

The cramped living conditions severely restricted the children’s freedom to play.

拥挤的居住条件严重限制了孩子们玩耍的自由。

3 restrict yourself/somebody to (doing) something ONLYto allow yourself to have or do only a particular thing or amount of something 限制自己/某人只做某事

I’m restricting myself to two cigarettes a day.

我在限制自己每天只抽两支烟。

Examples from the Corpus

restrict yourself/somebody to (doing) something• The funds do not, in practice, restrict themselves to big companies.• Even if you have restricted access to kids-only Internet sites and chat rooms, kids can still do it.• But some states have restricted access to medications.• We ow restrict our attention to simple pencils, where symmetric or not.• She spent time with her friends and restricted herself to ten minutes on the perfection of Lucy.• Scarlet was enormously prestigious: the thirteenth-century sumptuary laws of the kingdom of Castile and Leon restricted its use to the king.• Note, we do not restrict player A to use a linear strategy.

Examples from the Corpus

restrict• McGregor has said he will voluntarily restrict himself to $2.2 million in campaign spending.• This year's AIDS conference is restricted in size to fewer than 3,000 participants.• Many cities have restricted smoking in public places.• Can the school board restrict teachers' rights to express their views?• That move means he can ignore federal spending caps that restrict the ability of other candidates to match his ubiquitous broadcast ads.• In view of this, the committee stressed the need to restrict the availability of highly hazardous pesticides.• The law would restrict the sale of handguns.• Most clairvoyants restrict themselves to the pictures for divination.

From Longman Business Dictionary

restrictre·strict /rɪˈstrɪkt/ verb [transitiveT]

to limit or put controls on the amount, size, or range of something

restrict something to something

The bank imposed a ruling, restricting credit increases to 2.5%.

laws that restrict public employee pension funds to making only certain types of investment

—restricted adjectiveadj

Japanese consumers pay higher prices for goods because ofrestricted competition.

Origin restrict

(1400-1500) Latin past participle of restringere; → RESTRAIN

re·strict verb

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