restrain

restrain, check, refrain, bridle, curb, inhibit

动词 restrain:

1. keep under control; keep in check
   同义词：suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
2. place limits on (extent or access)
   同义词：restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
3. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
   同义词：confine, hold
4. hold back
   同义词：encumber, cumber, constrain
5. to compel or deter by or as if by threats
   同义词：intimidate

1. He couldn't restrain his curiosity.
   他抑制不住自己的好奇心。
2. She tried to restrain her sobs.
   她设法抑制住自己的悲泣。
3. If I don't restrain my dog, it chases the cat.
   我如果不管住我的狗，它就要追猫了。
4. I couldn't restrain my anger.
   我无法抑制我的愤怒。

re.strain

v.tr.（及物动词）
re.strained,re.strain.ing,re.strains

To hold back or keep in check; control:
抑制：阻止或抑制；控制：
例句：
couldn`t restrain the tears.
禁不住掉眼泪

To hold (a person) back; prevent:
阻止：阻挡（某人）；阻止：
例句：
restrained them from going.
阻止他们去

To deprive of freedom or liberty.
剥夺：剥夺自由或特权
To limit or restrict.
限制，限定：限制或约束

来源：
Middle English restreinen
中古英语 restreinen
from Old French restraindre restreign-
源自 古法语 restraindre restreign-
from Latin restringere [to bind back] * see restrict
源自 拉丁语 restringere [约束] *参见 restrict

【引伸】
restrain.able
adj.（形容词）
restrain.edly
restrain.er
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>restrain,curb,check,bridle,inhibitThese verbs are compared as they mean to hold back or keep under control.
当这些动词的词意为抑制或处于控制之下时，常对它们进行比较。
Restrain implies restriction or limitation, as on one`s freedom of action:
Restrain 意指对人的行动自由进行约束和限制：
例句：
.a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another. (Thomas Jefferson).
.明智而节俭的政府会阻止人们彼此间的伤害. （托马斯·杰斐逊）。

例句：
He had difficulty restraining his curiosity. Tocurb is to restrain as if with reins:
他难以抑制住好奇心。 Curb 是象用辔头那样来约束：

例句：
.You might curb your magnanimity. (John Keats).
.你可以收敛一下你的宽宏大量. （约翰·济慈）。

Check implies arresting or stopping, often suddenly or forcibly:
Check 意为通常是突然或强有力地停止或阻止：
例句：
.a light to guide, a rod/To check the erring. (William Wordsworth).Tobridle is often to hold in or govern one`s emotions or passions:
.一束引路的光，一根/防止犯错误的棍. （威廉·华兹华斯）。Bridle 常指压抑或控制自己的感情或激情：

例句：
She tried with all her might to bridle her resentment.
她努力抑制住自己的怨恨。

Inhibit usually connotes a check, either self-imposed or involuntary, on one`s actions, desires, thoughts, or emotions:
Inhibit 常指对某人的行为、意愿、思想或感情的自我施加或非自愿的约束：
例句：
For the compliant child parental disapproval is as strong an inhibiting force as the threat of punishment.
对于顺从的小孩，父母的反对是与惩罚的威胁具有同样强烈的抑制力量