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under constraint phrase formal If you do something under constraint, you do it only because you have been forced to: 被强迫地;迫于压力;在强制下 They confessed, but only under severe constraint.他们迫于巨大的压力才说出了真相。 She is not responsible for actions carried out under constraint. I was under constraint to produce a chapter a week. I would not want anyone to work for me under constraint. We joined in willingly with their project, and were under no constraint. See also
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