Constrict



GRE TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 压缩, 收缩
• ［英］ v. 压缩, 收缩 ( make sth tight, smaller or narrower)
• ［类］ 反义词: dilate ( 膨胀) ; distend ( 膨胀)
• ［记］ con ( 一起) +strict ( 拉紧) -> 拉到一起 -> 收缩
• ［同］ 同根词: restriction ( 限制) ; stricture ( 狭窄, 指责)

Webster Collegiate

verb

• Etymology: Latin constrictus, past participle of constringere
• Date: 1732
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to make narrow or draw together
    • b. compress, squeeze <constrict a nerve
  • 2. to stultify, stop, or cause to falter ; inhibit
• intransitive verb
  • to become constricted
• Synonyms: see contract
• ? constrictive adjective

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