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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- constrained [kən'streɪnd]
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adj
embarrassed, unnatural, or forced
- a constrained smile
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adj
embarrassed, unnatural, or forced
Examples
- He was constrained to agree.
- 他被迫同意。 → constrain
- a constrained laugh
- 强笑 → constrained
- a constrained smile → constrained
- 心情压抑
- feel constrained (or oppressed) → 压抑
- 囿于习俗
- be constrained by custom → 囿
- 在秦朝的苛法逼迫下, 终于发生了农民起义。
- The peasants were constrained by the harsh laws of the Qing Dynasty and staged an uprising. → 苛法
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