constraint

美 [kənˈstreɪnt]英 [kənˈstreɪnt]
  • n.限制;约束;限定;严管

复数: constraints

constraintconstraint

noun

1

限制;限定;约束
a thing that limits or restricts sth, or your freedom to do sth

constraints of time/money/space

时间 / 资金 / 空间的限制

financial/economic/legal/political constraints

财政 / 经济 / 法律 / 政治约束

This decision will impose serious constraints on all schools.

这项决定将使所有的学校受到各种严格的限制。

2

约束;严管
strict control over the way that you behave or are allowed to behave

At last we could relax and talk without constraint.

我们终于可以放松下来,无拘无束地谈话了。

These are all words for sth that limits what you can do or what can happen.以上各词均表示限制或限定。

the greatest or smallest amount of sth that is allowed指极限、限量、限额:

The EU has set strict limits on pollution levels.

欧盟对污染程度订下了严格的限制。

the speed limit

速度限制

( rather formal ) a rule or law that limits what you can do指限制规定、限制法规:

There are no restrictions on the amount of money you can withdraw.

取款没有限额。

(often in compounds) the act of limiting or managing sth; a method of doing this(常构成复合词)指限制、约束、管理、管制:

arms control

军备控制

( rather formal ) a fact or decision that limits what you can do指限制、限定、约束:

We have to work within severe constraints of time and money.

我们必须在时间紧迫、资金紧张的限制下工作。

( rather formal ) a decision, a rule, an idea, etc. that limits what you can do; the act of limiting sth because it is necessary or sensible to do so指约束力、管制措施、制约因素、控制、限制:

The government has imposed export restraints on some products.

政府对一些产品实行了出口控制。

The unions are unlikely to accept any sort of wage restraint.

工会不大可能接受任何形式的工资限制。

the act or process of limiting sth; a rule, fact or condition that limits sth指限制、控制、起限制作用的规则、事实或条件:

They would resist any limitation of their powers.

他们会抵制对他们权力的任何限制。

These are all things that limit what you can do. A restriction is rule or law that is made by sb in authority. A constraint is sth that exists rather than sth that is made, although it may exist as a result of sb's decision. A restraint is also sth that exists: it can exist outside yourself, as the result of sb else's decision; but it can also exist inside you, as a fear of what other people may think or as your own feeling about what is acceptable.

A limitation is more general and can be a rule that sb makes or a fact or condition that exists.

constraint

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 限制;束缚;约束
    A constraint is something that limits or controls what you can do.

    Their decision to abandon the trip was made because of financial constraints...

    他们决定放弃这次出游是因为财力有限。

  • 2
    N-UNCOUNT 克制
    Constraint is control over the way you behave which prevents you from doing what you want to do.

noun

1
the act of constraining;the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
2
a device that retards something's motion
the car did not have proper restraints fitted
Synonym: restraint
3
the state of being physically constrained
dogs should be kept under restraint
Synonym: restraint

数据来源:WordNet

  1. Analysis of Dynamic High Frequency Power Transformer Model under Power-Loss Constraint

    功耗限制下高频功率变压器动态模型的研究

  2. The Various Forms of Equilibrium Equations and the Related Constraint Conditions

    平衡方程的各种形式及其限制条件

  3. We have to work within severe constraints of time and money .

    我们必须在时间紧迫、资金紧张的限制下工作。

  4. At last we could relax and talk without constraint .

    我们终于可以放松下来,无拘无束地谈话了。

  5. This decision will impose serious constraints on all schools .

    这项决定将使所有的学校受到各种严格的限制。

  6. Water shortages in the area will be the main constraint on development .

    水资源匮乏将是制约该地区发展的一个主要因素。

  7. Their decision to abandon the trip was made because of financial constraints

    他们决定放弃这次出游是因为财力有限。

  8. Options are offered subject to staff availability and the constraints of the timetable

    课程选择视教师的时间与课程表的限制而定。

  9. He is wanting in moral constraints .

    他缺少道德约束。

  10. The boy felt constraint in her presence .

    那男孩在她面前感到局促不安。

  11. The new policy places additional constraints on housing projects .

    新政策对房产项目增加了限制。

  12. The words slipped out unawares from her mouth after the long constraint .

    那句话在长期受到禁锢之后下意识地从她嘴里溜了出来。

  13. This is not a constraint .

    这倒也不是什么棘手之事。

  14. We obeyed , but under constraint .

    我们服从了,然而是被迫的。

  15. Our modern workplaces also operate based on outdated time constraints .

    我们现在的工作时间也是按照过时的作息时间安排的。

  16. And scientists are only just beginning to understand what those constraints are .

    而科学家们也是刚刚开始认识到这些局限是什么。

  17. Anatomic constraints may preclude the insertion a transarticular screw unilaterally or bilaterally .

    解剖制约可能妨碍单边或双边插入关节螺钉。

  18. The constraints and countermeasures of the agricultural information network system

    农业信息网络体系建设的制约因素及对策探讨

  19. But the actual network data transmission rate under constraint .

    但实际网络中数据传输速率最大化受到约束。

  20. Steel industry ; scale economy ; Market demand ; resource constraints ;

    钢铁产业;规模经济;市场需求;资源约束;

  21. Analysis of Land Constraints of Agricultural Development in the Developing Countries and Regions

    发展中国家或地区农业发展的土地限制性分析

  22. A theoretical method to solve bilateral constraint system by principle of virtual work

    用虚功原理求解双面约束体系的一种理论方法

  23. Research on the Constraint Solving for Direct Manipulation of Feature Model

    特征模型直接操作中约束求解方法的研究

  24. It has three main sections : model , objective , and constraint .

    该脚本包含三个主要部分:模型、目标和约束。

  25. Any constraints help you determine where your research should be limited .

    任何约束都可以帮助您确定研究应该限制在什么范围内。

  26. Economic dispatch ; Generalized network flow programming ; Security constraints ;

    经济负荷分配;广义网络流规划;安全约束;

  27. However , most organizations have very real cost constraints .

    然而,大多数组织有非常现实的成本约束。

  28. To make these constraints take effect , we need to restart the application .

    为了使这些约束生效,我们需要重启应用。

  29. Solving fuzzy QoS constraint optimization technique for Web service selection

    适应模糊QoS约束优化的Web服务选择技术研究

  30. For table , use the CHECK constraint to ensure integrity .

    对于表,可以使用CHECK约束来确保完整性。