restrict
verbto limit the size, amount or range of something 限制，限定（数量、范围等） - restrict something to something
Speed is restricted to 30 mph in towns. 在城里车速不得超过每小时 30 英里。 We restrict the number of students per class to ten. 我们把每个班的学生人数限定为十人。 - restrict something
Fog severely restricted visibility. 浓雾严重影响了能见度。 Having small children tends to restrict your freedom. 有了小孩往往会限制你的自由。
Extra ExamplesThey tried to improve traffic congestion by restricting entry to the city. 他们试图通过限制进城来改善交通堵塞。 He needs to restrict his intake of red meat. 他需要限制红肉的摄入量。 The authors largely restrict their attention to three issues. 这些作家将注意力主要集中在三件事上。 The government is considering new laws which will further restrict people's access to firearms. 政府正在考虑制订新法律，以进一步限制人们拥有枪支。 attempts to restrict the sale of alcohol 限制售酒的尝试 He introduced new laws to restrict immigration. 他引入了新的法律来限制移民。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- seriously
- severely
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- to
- an attempt to restrict something
- measures to restrict something
- restrict something to something
- restrict something
to stop somebody/something from moving or acting freely 束缚；妨碍；阻碍 - restrict something (to somebody)
to control something with rules or laws （以法规）限制 - restrict yourself/somebody (to something/to doing something)
to allow yourself or somebody to have only a limited amount of something or to do only a particular kind of activity 约束；管束 I restrict myself to one cup of coffee a day. 我控制自己每天只喝一杯咖啡。 Why don't you restrict yourself to setting down the facts? 你为什么不局限于把事实写下来呢？ I'm restricting myself to one glass of wine a day. 我限制自己每天只喝一杯酒。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- seriously
- severely
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- to
- an attempt to restrict something
- measures to restrict something
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin restrict- ‘confined, bound fast’, from the verb restringere, from re- ‘back’ + stringere ‘to tie, pull tight’.