constrict

• vt. 壓縮；束緊

con-, 強調。-str, 拉長，拉緊，詞源同strict,strain.

constrict (v.)

early 15c., from Latin constrictus, past participle of constringere "compress" (see constrain). A direct borrowing from Latin of the same word which, via French, became constrain. Related: Constricted; constricting.

1. She objects to the tests the Government's advisers have devised because they constrict her teaching style.

她反對政府顧問設計的考試，因為這些考試限製了她的教學風格。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Panic can constrict the blood vessels and impose an additional burden on the heart.

恐慌會使血管收縮,增加心髒負擔.

來自名作英譯部分

3. Nerves constrict the blood vessels in the extremities of the body.

神經促使人手腳處的血管開始收縮.

來自互聯網

4. Corset: Article of clothing worn to shape or constrict the torso.

緊身健美裝: 一種貼身內衣或外部裝飾,使體形美觀或緊束身軀用的衣物.

來自互聯網

5. Perhaps, peripheral blood vessels are mistakenly told to constrict, increasing blood pressure.

或許, 外圍血管被錯誤地告知,需要其壓縮, 從而使血壓升高.

來自互聯網