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re·strict·ed /rɪˈstrɪktɪd/ AWL adjectiveadj

1 SMALLsmall or limited in size, area, or amount 狭小的；有限的

It’s difficult trying to work in such a restricted space.

要在这么狭窄的空间里工作很困难。

2 LIMITlimited or controlled, especially by laws or rules 〔尤指在法律或规则上〕受限制的，受约束的

Press freedom is severely restricted.

新闻自由受到严格限制。

restricted to

The sale of alcohol is restricted to people over the age of 18.

只准售酒给18岁以上的人。

There is restricted access to this information (=only certain people can have it).

能接触此信息的人员有限。

3 LIMITlimited in your movements or in what you are able to do 〔活动、能做的事〕有限的，受限制的

The accident left her with restricted movement in her right leg.

事故造成她右腿行动不便。

In those days women led very restricted lives.

那个时候，妇女的生活受到很大的限制。

4 FORBIDa restricted area, document, or information can only be seen or used by a particular group of people because it is secret or dangerous 〔地区、文件或信息〕限某一类人使用[传阅]的

No Entry – restricted area for army personnel only.

限制区——非军事人员不得入内。

5 be restricted to somebody/something LIMITto only affect a limited area, group etc 仅限于某人/某物

The damage is restricted to the left side of the brain.

损伤仅限于左脑。

Eligibility for five weeks’ holiday is restricted to senior management.

只有高级管理人员才有资格享受五周假期。

Examples from the Corpus

be restricted to somebody/something• Vehicles were to be restricted to one lane 24 hours a day near the slide, starting Monday.• Should they necessarily be restricted to electoral variations, or even to activity around state institutions such as local government?• The methods are restricted to illustrating, supplementing, and contextualizing results obtained from quantitative procedures, and indicating future research directions.• Previously, access was restricted to loading bikes inside buses on designated routes during the summer.• During this time the libraries were restricted to men.• In addition, the analysis is restricted to the case of no recall of offers received in previous periods.• Whereas concrete operational thought is logical thought, it is restricted to the concrete world.

Examples from the Corpus

restricted• Because of these false assumptions, Labour's appeal is restricted.• These societies would have the duty of distributing the dividends from the shares on either a universal or a restricted basis.• documents containing restricted data• Since Dave's heart attack, he's been on a restricted diet.• Libertarian emphasis on the radicalizing effect of restricted employment opportunities, too, appears exaggerated.• Our pupils' mathematical attainment and experience must not be limited by our restricted expectations.• The restricted licence covers domestic and international goods vehicle operation for own account haulage.• ramps for people with restricted mobility• restricted parking

restricted to• Visiting hours are restricted to evenings and weekends only.

restricted area• Her new heavy industries were concentrated in narrowly restricted areas.• His presence in restricted areas had aroused the anxiety of the Soviets.• The people who counted in royal politics were those with access to the restricted areas of the court.• Doors to restricted areas, usually within offices, should be kept secure from unauthorised entry.

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