restraint

noun

1. the act of controlling by restraining someone or something

e.g. the unlawful restraint of trade

2. a device that retards something's motion

e.g. the car did not have proper restraints fitted

Synonym: constraint

3. lack of ornamentation

e.g. the room was simply decorated with great restraint

Synonym: chastenesssimplicitysimpleness

4. discipline in personal and social activities

e.g. he was a model of polite restraint
she never lost control of herself

Synonym: control

5. a rule or condition that limits freedom

e.g. legal restraints
restraints imposed on imports

6. the state of being physically constrained

e.g. dogs should be kept under restraint

Synonym: constraint

1. 限制;制约因素;管制措施
Restraints are rules or conditions that limit or restrict someone or something.

e.g. The Prime Minister is calling for new restraints on trade unions...
首相正在呼吁对工会施加新的限制措施。
e.g. With open frontiers and lax visa controls, criminals could cross into the country without restraint.
由于边境开放和签证管理松懈，罪犯可以毫无限制地进入这个国家。

2. 克制;抑制;遏制
Restraint is calm, controlled, and unemotional behaviour.

e.g. They behaved with more restraint than I'd expected...
他们表现得比我预料的更为克制。
e.g. I'll speak to the staff and ask them to exercise restraint and common sense.
我会和员工谈一谈，要他们加强自制，理智处事。

3. 限制;控制
Restraint of something is the act of preventing it from increasing too much or from being done freely.

e.g. For a year and a half, wage restraint on a voluntary basis worked...
在一年半的时间里，自愿实行的限薪措施奏效了。
e.g. He sued them for restraint of trade and won.
他控告他们实行贸易管制，并且胜诉了。

1. 限制：由于种种原因(承租人的选择、现有能力的饱和、无力偿付费用等),许多享受不到低租金(10w-rent)住房待遇的贫困家庭别无选择(alternative),只能自己购房;他们被鼓励购房,没有受到任何限制(restraint),因为当时的购房贷款(10an)条件很宽松.