| 词汇 | constriction |
| 释义 | constriction noun uk /kənˈstrɪk.ʃən/ us /kənˈstrɪk.ʃən/ constrictionnoun (TIGHTENING)[ C or U ] the process of becoming tighter and narrower, or something that makes you feel that this is happening: He felt a constriction in his chest. High blood pressure can be caused by many things, but one of the major causes is blood vessel constriction. See constrict At worst, the airway constriction can be life-threatening. She moved slightly to ease the constriction of the black dress. Mrs Stych felt a sudden constriction in her stomach. Squeezing and grinding compression compressive concertina constrict crush gnash your teethidiom mill nip noncompressible pinch pound presser pulp pulverization snap squash squish tamp unground unmilled constrictionnoun (LIMIT)[ C ] a limit, or the process of limiting or controlling something or someone: 限制;约束 The constrictions of prison life were inhuman.监狱生活对人的束缚是不人道的。 Even now he seeks to avoid the constrictions imposed on him by other people.即使是现在，他也试图避免其他人强加给他的限制。 See constrict The constrictions placed on Wylde by his budget are shaping how he approaches his first job. The constriction in the credit markets has made it more difficult and expensive for developers to borrow money. If you are talking about the workplace there are a lot of constrictions and limitations. Limiting and restricting anti-libertarian armlock boundary box someone out box someone/something in cripplingly crowd curb curtail curtailment keep (herself) to herselfidiom limit limitation limitative limiting suffocatingly tempered tie someone down tie someone up uncrippled Examples of constrictionconstriction The airflow node deals with distinctions that have to do with constriction or obstruction of the vocal tract. Each spermatocyte connects with the rachis in a narrow, waist-like constriction (fig. 7). In some nuclei, constrictions appeared across the long axis. Chronic constriction of the infrarenal aorta or of the uterine arteries themselves most consistently raised blood pressure. Their smallness indicates a role within this wider, integrated network rather than constriction born of isolation. In the initial study, however, we could not clarify the factors that predict the likelihood of constriction. They demonstrated the dependence of the exchange on the density difference between layers at the constriction, and therefore, on mixing conditions within the basin. There are approximately four water molecules around both ions in the constriction zone, where their hydration number appears to be minimum. The pouch is divided into two parts by a distinct constriction about its anterior third. In speech, narrowing is used to change resonance in sounds that already have constriction at the glottal and epiglottal levels. We have just seen that glottal constriction creates strong feature-economy effects. The total magnetic field pressure at the anode edge of the constriction is higher than at the cathode edge. Gliosis is strongly implicated in the development and maintenance of persistent pain states following chronic constriction injury of the sciatic nerve. The increase in lateral contact creates a constriction that narrows the air channel and produces an automatic turbulence noise, leading to an affricated release. Aortic constriction was treated with balloon angioplasty (6), surgery then balloon angioplasty (4), or surgery alone (1). See all examples of constriction These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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