constrained

英 [kənˈstreɪnd]

美 [kənˈstreɪnd]

adj.  不自然的; 强迫的; 过于受约束的
v.  强迫; 强制; 迫使; 限制; 限定; 约束
constrain的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：constrained　过去式：constrained　

GRE

BNC.25289 / COCA.25805

牛津词典

adj.

• 不自然的；强迫的；过于受约束的
  not natural; forced or too controlled
  1. constrained emotions
     受压抑的情感

柯林斯词典

• VERB 约束;限制;强迫
  Toconstrainsomeone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
  1. Women are too often constrained by family commitments and by low expectations...
     女性往往受到家庭责任和低期望值的束缚。
  2. How can we produce top-class engineers when universities are constrained to offer salaries that can only attract mediocre staff?...
     大学的财力有限，提供的薪酬仅能吸引水平一般的教师，在这种情况下，我们如何能培养出一流的工程师？
  3. It's the capacity of those roads which is going to constrain the amount of travel by car that can take place.
     制约驾车出行量的将会是那些道路的通行能力。
• PHRASE 觉得被迫(做某事)
  If youfeel constrained todo something, you feel that you must do it, even though you would prefer not to.
  1. For some reason he felt constrained to lower his voice.
     不知怎么的，他觉得自己必须得压低声音。

英英释义

adj

• lacking spontaneity
  1. a constrained smile
  2. forced heartiness
  3. a strained smile
  Synonym:forcedstrained

双语例句

• This is a demanding program, and our budget is highly constrained.
  这是一个要求很高的计划，而我们的预算又非常有限。
• For some reason he felt constrained to lower his voice.
  不知怎么的，他觉得自己必须得压低声音。
• She constrained herself to silence, and, making a dead pause, suffered the figure to open the conversation.
  她竭力控制住自己，默不作声，让这个人影先开口。
• Changes in temperature occur slowly and are constrained within relatively tight bounds.
  温度变化缓慢，而且局限在相对较小的范围内。
• The modelling problem for a cantilever beam with a controllable constrained damping layer is discussed in detail.
  建立了可控约束阻尼层悬臂梁的动力学模型，分析了模型中的不确定性。
• We feel quite free and easy with him, not in the least constrained.
  跟他在一起很随便，一点儿也不拘束。
• The figures are based on a reduced record set constrained by model filters beyond the user's control.
  这些数字是基于一个缩减的数据集，而这些数据集是由模型过滤器所限制，超越了用户控制范围。
• France and Italy are more constrained.
  法国和意大利更为克制。
• It is pointed out that considering the system with equipment and workers constrained, dual-resource constrained system is important.
  指出同时考虑设备和工人两种资源限制的双重资源约束条件是很重要的，提出了一种混合调度原理和方法。
• But further development has so far been constrained by lack of infrastructure.
  然而，进一步的发展受到了基础设施短缺的制约。