constrict

英 [kən'strɪkt] 美 [kən'strɪkt]

• v. 压缩；束紧；使收缩

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 压缩，压紧，使收缩

   make narrower,smaller or tighter

英英释义

Verb:

1. squeeze or press together;

   "she compressed her lips"
   "the spasm contracted the muscle"
   

2. become tight or as if tight;

   "Her throat constricted"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Doesn't that tight bracelet constrict your arm?
   那个手镯那么紧不会压迫你的手臂吗?
2. Don't constrict your hair with tight hair bands and hats.
   不要用紧绷绷的皮筋或帽子来固定头发。
3. Tight shoes constrict the feet.
   鞋子太紧会挤脚。
4. Panic can constrict the blood vessels and impose an additional burden on the heart.
   恐慌会使血管收缩，增加心脏负担。
5. Nerves constrict the blood vessels in the extremities of the body.
   神经促使人手脚处的血管开始收缩。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+ ～+n./pron.

1. The tight collar constricted his neck.
   紧领子勒着他的脖子。

S+～+wh-clause

1. A rubber band constricts what it encircles.
   橡皮圈将其环绕的东西箍得紧紧的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• contract 合同
• squeeze 挤压
• compress 压缩
• tighten 使紧
• inhibit 抑制
• crush 压碎
• press 按
• narrow 有限的
• shrink 收缩
• limit 限度
• restrict 限制
• constrain 强迫
• control 掌控
• restrain 抑制
• lessen 减少
• gripe 抱怨
• compact 紧密的
• constringe 使收缩