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restrained

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American soundrestrained
restrained
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res - trai - ned -> restrained

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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.

More examples
  • Please restrain yourself from coughing during the performance.
  • The passenger had to be restrained by four members of the cabin crew.
Synonyms
hold back, hold down, pin down, contain, control, bring under control, arrest, bind, bottle up, box up, bridle, chain, check, choke back, circumscribe, confine, constrain, cool, cork, crack down, curb, curtail, debar, delimit, detain, deter, direct, fetter, gag, govern, guide, hamper, handicap, harness, hem in, hinder, hogtie, hold, impound, imprison, inhibit, jail, keep, keep down, keep in check, keep in line, keep under control, kill, limit, lock up, manacle, muzzle, pinion, prevent, proscribe, pull back, put away, repress, restrict, retard, sit on, stay, stem, subdue, suppress, tie down, tie up
Antonyms
abandon, aid, allow, assist, encourage, forsake, free, give up, help, leave, let go, liberate, loose, loosen, misguide, mislead, neglect, permit, promote, release, set free, start, turn on
Cross references
hold backhold downpin downcontaincontrolbring under controlarrestbindbottle upbox upbridlechaincheckchoke backcircumscribeconfineconstraincoolcorkcrack downcurbcurtaildebardelimitdetaindeterdirectfetter
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