constraint /kənˈstreɪnt/ CET6+ TEM8

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A constraint is something that limits or controls what you can do. 限制

  例：

  Their decision to abandon the trip was made because of financial constraints.

  他们放弃这次旅行的决定是因财务限制而作出的。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT Constraint is control over the way you behave which prevents you from doing what you want to do. 约束

  例：

  Journalists were given the freedom to visit, investigate, and report without constraint.

  新闻记者被赋予在没有约束下参观、调查和报道的自由。