constricted

英 [kənˈstrɪktɪd]

美 [kənˈstrɪktɪd]

v.  (使)紧缩，缩窄; 限制; 限定; 抑制; 约束
constrict的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：constricted　

TOEFL

BNC.34717 / COCA.24856

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)(身体部位，尤指喉咙)收紧，收缩
  If a part of your body, especially your throat,is constrictedor if itconstricts, something causes it to become narrower.
  1. Severe migraine can be treated with a drug which constricts the blood vessels...
     严重的偏头疼可以用一种收缩血管的药物进行治疗。
  2. My throat constricted, so that I had to concentrate on breathing.
     我的嗓子发紧，所以我不得不把注意力集中在呼吸上。
• VERB 限制;束缚;约束
  If somethingconstrictsyou, it limits your actions so that you cannot do what you want to do.
  1. She objects to the tests the Government's advisers have devised because they constrict her teaching style...
     她反对政府顾问设计的考试，因为这些考试限制了她的教学风格。
  2. Men and women alike have been constricted by traditional sexual roles.
     男性和女性同样受到传统性别角色的束缚。

英英释义

adj

• drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically
  1. a constricted blood vessel
  2. a constricted view of life
• especially tense

双语例句

• My throat constricted, so that I had to concentrate on breathing.
  我的嗓子发紧，所以我不得不把注意力集中在呼吸上。
• His throat constricted making it difficult for him to speak.
  他的喉咙发紧，使得他说话都有困难。
• When we are anxious, our breathing becomes more rapid, and the amount of air flowing into our lungs becomes constricted.
  在我们紧张时，我们的呼吸会变得急促，流进我们肺部的空气量随之受到压缩。
• Winston's diaphragm was constricted.
  温斯顿的心不由得一紧。
• I felt very constricted in my role as chairman.
  我觉得做主席真拘束。
• The Verdict: Ginger, well known as a therapy for an upset stomach, is recently getting attention among scientists for what appears to be its capacity to open constricted airways& demonstrated in several recent studies, in animals and in human cells tested in a lab.
  定论：生姜用于治疗胃部不适的功效广为人知，最近它又引起了科学家的关注，因为近期针对动物和人体细胞的几项实验室研究显示，生姜似乎能够使收缩的呼吸道更加通畅。
• From that glass door the pale-faced man went to the count's bedroom and raised with a constricted hand the curtain of a window overlooking the court-yard.
  那个脸色苍白的人从那道玻璃门走到伯爵的卧室里，用一只痉挛的手拉开朝向院子的那个窗口的窗帘。
• Whether you suffer from a sore back or anxiety, from knee strain or exhaustion, there's a good chance that a constricted psoas muscle might be contributing to your woes.
  不管你是下腰痛或是心理上的焦虑，膝盖伤或是过度劳累都有可能与腰肌的不当使用有关。
• The tight collar constricted his neck.
  紧领子勒着他的脖子。
• The hobbled skirt obliged you to take smaller steps all my movements became constricted.
  穿着窄窄的裙子，你只能将步子迈小一点我的动作幅度都变小了。