She could barely restrain herself from hitting him.
她差点就忍不住要去打他。
3CONTROLto control or limit something that is increasing too much 抑制,控制〔增长太多的东西〕
Price rises should restrain consumer spending.
价格上涨会抑制消费支出。
Examples from the Corpus
restrain• Malone had to be restrained by players and his own officials in the row that ensued.• His arm was hurting him and he had to be restrained from doing too much.• Mary got up to go after them, but I put out my arm to restrain her.• She wanted to ask him all about his private life, but wisely restrained herself.• It took three men to restrain him.• Rogersteppedforward and Martin put out his arm to restrain him.• The economy's growth will slow down enough to restraininflation.• It took four officers to restrain Wilson before he could be handcuffed.• Back to hospital and you must restrain yourself, old boy, nudgewink.
restrain yourself (from doing something)• I wanted to go to her, but I restrained myself.• Now, as he regarded the principal, stripped of his power, my father could not restrain himself any longer.• He is very open, not nearly as controlled as Lucy Snowe, who restrains herself constantly.• I've been restraining myself for six and a half years!• Alan restrained himself from demanding what was wrong.• He restrained himself from going back to see.• In an effort to restrain himself, he tried to imagine things in the worstpossible light.• Back to hospital and you must restrain yourself, old boy, nudge wink.
From Longman Business Dictionary
restrainre·strain /rɪˈstreɪn/ verb [transitiveT]
to control or limit something that is starting to increase
tough rules to restrain the creation of monopolies
A cut in consumer credit would restrain an economic recovery.
Originrestrain
(1300-1400)Old Frenchrestreindre, from Latinrestringere, from stringere; → STRINGENT
ADVERB | VERB + RESTRAIN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤barely勉強控制◇I barely restrained myself from hitting him.我勉強控制住自己,沒有打他。➤properly恰當地控制◇The horse must be properly restrained in a location where it would not hurt itself.必須把馬妥善關好,讓它不能傷着自己。➤forcibly, physically強行限制;人身束縛◇She had to be physically restrained.她不得不被綁了起來。VERB + RESTRAIN➤be unable to, can no longer, cannot無法控制;再不能克制◇She could not restrain a flash of pride.她不禁感到一陣自豪。➤attempt to, seek to, try to試圖/尋求/設法抑制▸➤manage to設法得以控制➤help (to)幫助控制PREPOSITION➤from控制住使不⋯◇He restrained himself from shouting at her.他控制住自己,沒對她大吼大叫。PHRASES➤an attempt to restrain sb, an effort to restrain sb制止某人的嘗試/努力
restrain verb ⇨restrain (She had to be physically restrained.)⇨prevent (restrain sb from doing sth)⇨suppress2 (restrain an urge)restrain
verb
restrain ♦︎ bind ♦︎ handcuff ♦︎ chain ♦︎ tie sb up ♦︎ tether ♦︎ hold sb downThese words all mean to stop a person, animal or thing from moving or escaping by using physical force or by fastening them with sth.这些词均表示强行制住、扣住、捆绑住。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to bind / handcuff / chain / tie up / tether sb / sth to sth◆to bind / handcuff / chain sb / sth together◆to bind / tie up sb with sth◆to handcuff / chain yourself to sth◆to bind / handcuff sb's hands◆to firmly bind / tie up / tether sb / sth■restrain rɪˈstreɪn [transitive] to stop sb/sth from moving, especially by using physical force(尤指用武力)制止,阻止,扣住◆The prisoner had to be restrained by the police.警方不得不强行制住囚犯。■bind baɪnd (bound, bound) [transitive, often passive] (ratherformal) to tie sb/sth with rope, string, etc. so that they cannot move or are held together firmly捆绑;系◆She was bound to a chair.她被捆在椅子上。◆They bound his hands together.他们把他的双手绑在一起。◆He was left bound and gagged(= tied up and with a piece of fabric tied over his mouth).他被捆了起来并封住了嘴。■handcuff ˈhændkʌf [transitive, usually passive] to put handcuffs on sb; to fasten sb to sb/sth with handcuffs用手铐铐住◆Her hands were handcuffed behind her back.她的双手被反剪铐住。◆Protesters handcuffed themselves to the railings.抗议者将他们自己铐在栏杆上。■chain [transitive, often passive] to fasten sb/sth to sb/sth with a chain, so that they cannot escape or be moved用锁链拴住(或束缚、固定)◆The dog was chained up for the night.夜间那条狗用链子拴了起来。◆She chained her bicycle to the gate.她用链子把自行车锁在大门上。■ˌtie sb ˈup
phrasal verb
to tie sb's arms and legs tightly so that they cannot move or escape把某人捆绑起来◆The gang tied up a security guard.那群歹徒把一名保安人员捆绑起来。■tether ˈteðə(r) [transitive] (ratherformal, especiallywritten) to tie an animal to a post so that it cannot move very far拴(牲畜)◆She tethered her horse to a tree.她把她的马拴到树上。 see also tether ⇨ reinnoun■ˌhold sb ˈdown
phrasal verb
(held, held)to stop sb from moving using physical force, especially keeping them on the ground or on another surface将某人按住(尤指按到地上或其他表面上)◆It took three men to hold him down.三个人上去才把他制伏了。