constrict
- IPA[kənˈstrɪkt]
英式
- make narrower, especially by encircling pressure；become narrower
verb: constrict, 3rd person present: constricts, gerund or present participle: constricting, past tense: constricted, past participle: constricted
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動詞
- 1. make narrower, especially by encircling pressure chemicals that constrict the blood vessels 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ become narrower he felt his throat constrict
- ▪ (of a snake) coil round (prey) in order to asphyxiate it boas constrict and suffocate their prey
- ▪ inhibit or restrict the fear and the reality of crime constrict many people's lives 同義詞 反義詞
- narrowed, especially by encircling pressure: constricted air passages
Oxford Dictionary
- narrowed, especially by encircling pressure: constricted air passages
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[kənˈstrikt]
美式
- make narrower, especially by encircling pressure: chemicals that constrict the blood vessels
Oxford American Dictionary