constraint
noun
kənˈstreɪnt
noun
1
something
that
limits
your
freedom
to
do
what
you
want
限制; 束缚; 约束力;
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on
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Constraints
on
spending
have
forced
the
company
to
rethink
its
plans.
开支受到限制使这家公司不得不重新考虑它的计划。
the
constraints
of
family
life
家庭生活的约束
financial/environmental/political
etc
constraints
There
have
been
financial
and
political
constraints
on
development.
发展受到了经济和政治上的限制。
impose/place
constraints
on
sb/sth
constraints
imposed
on
teachers
by
large
class
sizes
班级人数多使教师受到的限制
2
control
over
the
way
people
are
allowed
to
behave,
so
that
they
cannot
do
what
they
want
行为约束
U
freedom
from
constraint
不受约束