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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   constrict

   • IPA[kənˈstrik(t)]

   美式

   • v.
     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

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. make narrower, especially by encircling pressure chemicals that constrict the blood vessels 同義詞 narrow, make/become narrower, tighten, compress, contract, ... 更多make/become smaller, shrink, draw in, squeeze, choke, strangle, strangulate, archaicstraiten反義詞 expand, dilate
   • ▪ become narrower he felt his throat constrict
   • ▪ (of a snake) coil around (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 impede, restrict, inhibit, obstruct, limit, ... 更多interfere with, hinder, hamper, check, curb反義詞 assist