constrict

verb

/kənˈstrɪkt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they constrict	/kənˈstrɪkt/ /kənˈstrɪkt/
he / she / it constricts	/kənˈstrɪkts/ /kənˈstrɪkts/
past simple constricted	/kənˈstrɪktɪd/ /kənˈstrɪktɪd/
past participle constricted	/kənˈstrɪktɪd/ /kənˈstrɪktɪd/
-ing form constricting	/kənˈstrɪktɪŋ/ /kənˈstrɪktɪŋ/

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[intransitive, transitive] to become tighter or narrower; to make something tighter or narrower（使）紧缩，缩窄
- Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard.她喉咙发紧，使劲地咽了一下唾沫。
- constrict something a drug that constricts the blood vessels收缩血管的药
constrict somebody to limit what somebody is able to do限制；限定；抑制；约束
- Film-makers of the time were constricted by the censors.那时的电影制作人受到了审查官的限制。
- constricting rules and regulations具有约束性的规章制度

Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Latin constrict- ‘bound tightly together’, from the verb constringere.

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 19255 COCA: 15930

constrict

To make something smaller: reduce, thin, compact...

To become smaller: shrink, contract, compact...