restrain

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

re·strain AW [restrain restrains restrained restraining] BrE [rɪˈstreɪn] NAmE [rɪˈstreɪn] verb
1. to stop sb/sth from doing sth, especially by using physical force
•~ sb/sth The prisoner had to be restrained by the police.
•He placed a restraining hand on her arm.
•~ sb/sth from sth/from doing sth I had to restrain her from hitting out at passers-by.
•They have obtained an injunction restraining the company from selling the product.
2. to stop yourself from feeling an emotion or doing sth that you would like to do
•~ sth John managed to restrain his anger.
•I restrained the urge to punch him.
•~ yourself (from sth/from doing sth) She had to restrain herself from crying out in pain.
•I was tempted to answer back, but I restrained myself.
3. ~ sth to stop sth that is growing or increasing from becoming too large
Syn: keep under control
•The government is taking steps to restrain inflation.
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Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French restreign-, stem of restreindre, from Latin restringere, from re- ‘back’ + stringere ‘to tie, pull tight’.

Example Bank:
•I barely restrained myself from hitting him.
•She could not restrain a flash of pride.
•She had to be physically restrained.
•The horse must be properly restrained in a location where it would not hurt itself.
•Economic growth first induced, then restrained population growth.
•He had to be forcibly restrained by team-mates.
•Morse placed a restraining hand on Lewis's arm.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  intimidate, encumber, cumber, constrain, confine, hold, restrict, trammel, limit, bound, throttle, keep, keep back, hold back