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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- constrict
[kənˈstrɪkt]
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1.
vt.
挤压,压紧
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Fat constricts the blood vessels, making your circulation bad.
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脂肪压缩血管,造成你的血液循环不畅。
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2.
vi.
收缩,紧缩
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Her throat constricted.
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他感觉喉咙发紧。
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3.
vt.
限制,约束,抑制
Collins English-English Dictionary
- constrict
[kən'strɪkt]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to make smaller or narrower, esp by contracting at one place
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2.
vt.
to hold in or inhibit; limit
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3.
vt.
[Etymology]
C18: from Latin constrictus compressed, from constringere to tie up together; see constrain
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