restrain/rIˋstren; rIˈstreIn/v [T] 1 to prevent someone from doing something 阻止﹐制止﹔克制: We had to restrain him physically. 我们只好拉住他。I had to restrain myself from running after her. 我只得忍住不去追她。 2 to control something 控制﹐抑制: efforts to restrain inflation 抑制通货膨胀的努力