constrain

vt.
1.force强迫。
△Tw.2.3.72(66):“I shall be con-strained in’t to call thee knave,knight.”那么我就不得不叫你坏蛋了，爵士。
△Ado.1.1.216(206):“I would yourGrace would constrain me to tell.”我希望殿下逼我说出来。
△Rom.2.4.58(52): “That’s as much as to say,such a case as yours constrains a man to bow in thehams.”这就是说，在那种情形下，你不得不屈一屈膝。
2. assume by effort竭力装出。
△Lr.2.2.103(97):“andconstrains the garb/Quite from his nature.”竭力把样子装得和本性截然相反。

constrain[kənˈstrein]

v.强迫，抑制，限制，束缚
◇be constrained to do sth.强迫做…，不得不
constrain oneself勉强，自制
‖ constrained adj.被迫的，强迫的，勉强的，束缚的，约束的
constraint n.限制，束缚
◇by constraint强迫，勉强
in constraint=under constraint强迫
constraint characteristic约束特性
constraint condition约束条件
constraint of supply限制补给