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约束 (約束)

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

约束 [yuēshù]
  1. 1. verb bind
    法律约束人,也保护人。
    The law binds people but also protects them.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

约束 [yuēshù]
  1. 1. keep within bounds; restrain; bind; curb; restraint; restrict
    用纪律约束自己
    keep oneself within the bounds of discipline
  2. 2. noun constraint; discipline; bonds; inhibition

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

约束 [yuēshù]
  1. 1. 加以限制、管束
    对部下要严加约束
    约束自己的言行。

Examples

约束
keep within bounds; restrain; bind
警务人员要用警绳约束举止失控的醉酒人。
The police officers use police ropes to discipline drunkards.
约束
约束
用条条去约束是必要的,但更重要的是提高自觉性。
应该用纪律约束懒散的工作人员。
约束自己的言行。
free verse
(不受格律约束的)自由诗

Collocations

加强约束
to restrict
受到约束
to be restricted
自我约束
self-restriction
道德约束
moral restrictions
约束机制
a mechanism to restrict; a system to control
约束
restrictive power
约束自己
to restrict oneself
约束不住
to fail to restrict oneself

Word Decomposition


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[shù]

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