restrain /ri'strein/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) keep under control; keep in check
• (v.) to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
• (v.) hold back

Chinese translation

• vt. 抑制, 阻止, 束缚
• [法] 抑制, 遏制, 制止

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/ri'strein/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.27 · Rare

Word forms

restrained, restraining, restrains

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