constrain

/kən'stren/

v 强迫；限制；克制

记忆： con(表加强) + strain(拉紧) → 约束

例句：Poor soil has constrained the level of crop production.（贫瘠的土地限制了农作物的产量。）；Women’s employment opportunities are often severely constrained by family commitments.（女性的就业机会常常受到家庭责任的严重限制。）

派生：constrained；constrainedly；constraint

同近：chain；bound；force；provoke；enforce