| 词组 | restraint |
| 释义 | restraint noun 1. calm sensible behaviour in a difficult situationadjectivesgreat restraint He has behaved with great restraint.admirable restraint “I’m a little disappointed,” she said with admirable restraint.the utmost restraint (=very great) The president called for the utmost restraint from the two nations to avoid war.verbsshow restraint She showed great restraint in dealing with rude, angry customers.exercise restraint (=show restraint) We call on the protesters to exercise restraint.call for/urge restraint (=ask people to show restraint) He wanted to attack, but his advisers urged restraint. | He called for restraint in response to the bombings.prepositionsrestraint in (doing) sth The police were praised for their restraint in handling the riots.2. a limit on something, or the act of limiting somethingGrammarUsually plural in this meaning.adjectives/nouns + restraintfinancial restraints (=a situation in which you do not have enough money) Because of financial restraints, people are retiring later.legal restraints (=legal limits on what you can do) There are legal restraints on what we can publish about the case.wage/pay restraint (=limiting pay increases for workers) Wage restraint is necessary to help control inflation.physical restraint (=holding someone to stop them moving or escaping) If a prisoner becomes violent, the police can use physical restraint.verbsimpose/place restraints on sth (=put limits on something) She tried to impose restraints on her son’s behaviour.prepositionsa restraint on/upon sth We oppose any restraints on our freedom.without restraint Everyone has the right to speak without restraint. |
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