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constrict
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
constricts; constricted; constricting
constricts; constricted; constricting
Learner's definition of CONSTRICT
1
a [+ object] : to make (something) narrower, smaller, or tighter使缩窄；使收缩；使紧缩
- These shoes are too small and constrict [=squeeze] my feet.这双鞋太小，我穿着很挤脚。
- The drug is used to constrict blood vessels.这种药用于收缩血管。
b [no object] : to become narrower, smaller, or tighter缩窄；收缩；紧缩
- The drug causes the blood vessels to constrict. [=contract]这种药能引起血管收缩。
2
[+ object] : to prevent or keep (something or someone) from developing freely抑制；限制；约束
- The declining economy has constricted job opportunities.经济衰退抑制了就业。
- a life constricted by poverty and disease贫病交加的生活
- He felt constricted by their notions of what was proper.他感觉自己被他们的是非观所约束。
constrict
verb
con·strict kən-ˈstrikt 
constricted; constricting; constricts
: to become constricted
Did you know?
Arteries constricted by cholesterol slow the flow of blood, just as traffic arteries or highways constricted by accidents slow the flow of traffic. But constriction isn't always physical. Economic growth may be constricted by trade barriers. A narrow, constricted life may be the result of poverty or lack of opportunity. And an actress may feel constricted by a role she played as a child or by her TV character from years ago, which the public refuses to forget.
Example Sentences
The drug is used to constrict blood vessels. The declining economy has constricted job opportunities. a life constricted by poverty and disease He felt constricted by their notions of what was proper.
Recent Examples on the Web The worry among stock traders is that the Fed could be forced to constrict the economy’s growth in order to bring inflation under control, leading to a recession. 
New York Times, 13 June 2022 As the economy continues to constrict homeowners’ budgets, some are choosing to revisit their old renovation projects rather than purchase new homes. Hunter Boyce, ajc, 27 July 2022 The idea that underwear designed to constrict and contort could be empowering, even liberating, is the kind of upside-down logic that was used to sell girdles to housewives in the 1950s. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 26 July 2022 The Biden administration needs to support the president and start implementing policies that encourage investment in renewable energy rather than constrict it. George Strobel, Forbes, 27 May 2022 Most of the blood in your arms and legs has flooded to your body’s core as the vessels in your extremities constrict. James Nestor, Outside Online, 25 Jan. 2012 Stress releases hormones which make your heart beat faster and constrict your blood vessels which can cause your blood pressure to be raised temporarily. Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 14 June 2022 But sanctions on Russia will constrict supply once more. Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 22 Feb. 2022 To do this, blood vessels constrict, and heart rate and blood pressure leap higher. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 19 May 2022 See More
New York Times, 13 June 2022 As the economy continues to constrict homeowners’ budgets, some are choosing to revisit their old renovation projects rather than purchase new homes. Hunter Boyce, ajc, 27 July 2022 The idea that underwear designed to constrict and contort could be empowering, even liberating, is the kind of upside-down logic that was used to sell girdles to housewives in the 1950s. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 26 July 2022 The Biden administration needs to support the president and start implementing policies that encourage investment in renewable energy rather than constrict it. George Strobel, Forbes, 27 May 2022 Most of the blood in your arms and legs has flooded to your body’s core as the vessels in your extremities constrict. James Nestor, Outside Online, 25 Jan. 2012 Stress releases hormones which make your heart beat faster and constrict your blood vessels which can cause your blood pressure to be raised temporarily. Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY, 14 June 2022 But sanctions on Russia will constrict supply once more. Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 22 Feb. 2022 To do this, blood vessels constrict, and heart rate and blood pressure leap higher. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 19 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin constrictus, past participle of constringere — see constrain
First Known Use
1732, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
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