vt.強迫；限制

I felt constrained to do what he told me. 做他叫我做的事,我心里很不舒服。

She tried to constrain herself from a cough in class. 上課時她竭力忍住不咳嗽。

Cold weather constrains the plant's growth. 寒冷的天氣抑制了植物的生長。

Don't constrain yourself only to class study. 不要把自己的學習只局限于課堂。

The police used horses to constrain the crowd from violence. 警察騎著馬阻止那群人訴諸暴力。