restrain

restrain /rÇ'streÇn/ v

~ oneself/ sb/ sth(from sth/doing sth) ချုပ်ထိန်းသည်။ ထိန်းသည်။ ချုပ်တည်းသည်။ restrain one's anger/ laughter/ tears ❍ restrain the urge to hit sb ❍ Can't you restrain your dog? ❍ I had to restrain myself from saying something rude.
❏ restrained adj
၁။ တည်ငြိမ်သော။
a restrained rebuke/ protest/ discussion ❍ He was furious, but his manner was very restrained. See also UNRESTRAined
၂။ သိမ်မွေ့သော။ The room was furnished in an elegant, restrained style.
❏ restraint /rÇ'streÇnt/ n
၁။ [C usu pl ] ~ (on sb/ sth) အထိန်း။ ကန့်သတ်ချက်။ restraints on government spending ❍ break free from the restraints of convention ❍ impose wage restraints.
၂။ [U] အထိန်းအသိမ်း။ သည်းခံခြင်း။ talk/ weep without restraint ❍ The police appealed to the crowd for restraint. ❍ He showed/ exercised considerable restraint in ignoring these insults.
၃။ [U] ဖမ်းခြင်း။ ချုပ်ခြင်း။ ဆွဲထားခြင်း။ He could only be prevented from hitting the guard by physical restraint.