restraint
[rɪ'streɪnt] noun
uncountable
■calm and controlled behaviour 克制；平心静气；冷静•He showed admirable restraint, and refused to be provoked.他表现出极大的克制，面对挑衅泰然处之。 •The security forces exercised (= used) great restraint by not responding to hostile attacks and threats.面对充满敌意的攻击和威胁，安全部队没有进行还击，表现出极大的克制。 countable or uncountable
■something which limits the freedom of someone or something, or which prevents something from growing or increasing 阻止；抑制，遏制•government spending restraints对政府开支的限制 •Lack of space is the main restraint on the firm's expansion plans.建筑空间的缺乏是阻碍这间公司实施其扩建计划的主要原因。 •During the recession, the government opted for a policy of pay/wage restraint rather than a reduction in public investment.在经济衰退时期，政府选择的政策是限制工资增长，而不是削减公共投资。 keep/place sb under restraint
■to keep a violent person in a way that prevents them from moving freely 限制（某人）的人身自由；对（某人）进行管制•The two prisoners were kept under restraint while they were transported between prisons.在转监途中，两名犯人受到了人身限制。 |