constriction
- IPA[kənˈstrikSH(ə)n]
美式
- the action of making something narrower by pressure or of becoming narrower; tightening;a place where something has become tighter or narrower; an obstruction
noun: constriction, plural noun: constrictions
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the action of making something narrower by pressure or of becoming narrower; tightening asthma is a constriction of the airways
- ▪ a place where something has become tighter or narrower; an obstruction flow was impeded at bends and constrictions
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- IPA[kənˈstrɪkʃn]
英式
- the action of making something narrower by pressure or of becoming narrower; tightening: asthma is a constriction of the airways
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