constrict

动词 constrict:

1. squeeze or press together
   同义词：compress, squeeze, compact, contract, press
2. become tight or as if tight
   同义词：constringe, narrow

1. A constricted throat in the air passage of a carburetor, causing a reduction in pressure that results in fuel vapor being drawn out of the carburetor bowl.
   文丘里管汽化器空气通道中的一段喉管，导致压力减小从而把燃料的蒸气抽出汽化器的碗状部分

con.strict

v.（动词）
con.strict.ed,con.strict.ing,con.stricts
v.tr.（及物动词）
To make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing.
紧缩：通过捆绑或挤压使…变得更小或更窄
To squeeze or compress.See Synonyms at contract
挤压参见 contract
To restrict the scope or freedom of; cramp:
收缩：限制…的范围或自由；束 缚：
例句：
lives constricted by poverty.
生活为贫穷所困

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become constricted.
变得收缩

来源：
Latin cônstringere cônstrict- [to compress] * see constrain
拉丁语 cônstringere cônstrict- [压缩] *参见 constrain

【引伸】
constric.tive
adj.（形容词）
constric.tively
adv.（副词）