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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.restrict; over-restrain (one's speech or action)
请不要拘束孩子们的正当活动。
Please don't restrict the proper activities of children.
学生们都受校规的拘束。
The students are all tied down by school regulations.
不要拘束她正常的社交活动。
Don't restrict her normal social life.
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- 2
adj.constrained; ill at ease
她见了生人,显得有点拘束。
She looks ill at ease in the presence of strangers.
刚开始,我们对新老师感到有点拘束。
We felt a little constraint with the new teacher at the beginning.
跟她在一起很随便,一点儿也不拘束。
We feel quite free and easy with her, not in the least constrained.
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Word usage
- Note"拘束" is different from "约束". "拘束" can be used as a verb, focusing on excessive and unnecessary restrictions, and can also be used as an adjective; "约束" can only be used as a verb, focusing on making not free and having a lesser meaning.