克(抑，限，控)制(hold sb back from some action;deprive sb of liberty;limit or restrict)[T+n，T+n+prep(from)]：try to～one's sobs/one's annoyance/one's laughter/one's excitement 試圖控制自己的啜泣/惱怒/發(fā)笑/興奮;～oneself 控制自己;can't/hardly～one's tears/one's anger 不能/幾乎不能控制自己的眼淚/憤怒;～one's natural urges/one's impulses 克制住欲望/沖動(dòng);～inflation/prices/sb's ambition/sb's activities 限制通貨膨脹/物價(jià)/某人的野心/某人的活動(dòng);He is mentally ill and violent—he has to be～ed. 他有精神病而且很兇暴——得把他關(guān)起來?！玱neself from speaking/shouting aloud/laughter/interference 控制住自己不講話/不大聲喊叫/不笑/不干涉;～the crowd from rushing into the hall/a dog from biting people 阻止人群沖進(jìn)大廳/狗咬人;〖同〗hold back，restrict，limit，prevent;
→ re′strained adj 受約束的;有節(jié)制的，克制的;re′straint n 克(抑，控，限)制;受拘束的狀態(tài);限制或束縛人的東西;
【辨異】restrain與check、curb和repress的區(qū)別見 CHECK。