英汉词典

1. 约束;限制;强迫
    To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.

    e.g. Women are too often constrained by family commitments and by low expectations...
           女性往往受到家庭责任和低期望值的束缚。
    e.g. How can we produce top-class engineers when universities are constrained to offer salaries that can only attract mediocre staff?...
           大学的财力有限，提供的薪酬仅能吸引水平一般的教师，在这种情况下，我们如何能培养出一流的工程师？