aining order does not
require a trial in court but only lasts for a limited period of time. pg®
4*:—compare injunction^
)
restraint /ri'streint/ noun 1 [c, usually pi.] ~ (on sb/sth) a rule, a fact, an
idea, etc. that limits or controls what people can do ; ® 0
M : The
government has imposed export
restraints on some products, igfcjfrxt—iSftqn^TrA
iBPj§®o 2 [U] the act of
controlling or limiting sth because it is necessary or sensible to do so ® ; PH ® : wage restraint if PH
0
note at limit
3 [U] the quality of behaving calmly
and with control % fjji] ; ® ; HT71 self-
control : The police appealed to
the crowd for restraint. W ft Bf W A
r|j!] „ O
He exercised
considerable restraint in
ignoring the insults, ftfe ^ ffl {±i MAW3£®, 4 [U] (formal) the use
of physical force to
control sb who is behaving in a violent way ( f] ) ffi. it, ® it, ®At: the physical restraint
of prisoners ft 0 3E A # Pg ® 5 [C] (formal) a type of seat belt or safety device
a : Children must use an
approved child restraint or adult seat belt.
re-strict 0-m /ri’strikt/ verb [VN]
1
~ sth (to sth) to limit the size,
amount or range of sth
PS®, PKS ( $7i\ fSS#
) : Speed
is restricted to 30 mph in towns. A#iSg&#
Aft 30 o
We restrict the number of students per class to 10.
10
A0 O Fog severely restricted visibility, tfc % ft M H|r]
7
fk JS, ® „ 0 Having small
children tends to restrict
your freedom. ft ft Eft 7 # # PS ® # § & o 2 to stop sb/sth from moving or
acting freely ft:*#; M?#; PB.5I
EEC3
impede: The long skirt restricted her movements.
3 ~ sth (to sb) to control sth with
rules or laws ( VI ftM ) PS®: Access to the club is
restricted to members only. fR^RPfXft^Mft^to
4 ~ yourself/sb (to sth/to doing sth) to allow yourself or
sb to have only a limited amount of sth or to do only a particular kind of
activity lift:
I
restrict myself to one cup of coffee a day. DcPS® i o
re Stricted 0-w /ri'striktid/ adj.
1 limited or small in size or amount ( AAlSctfcll ) ft
PS W , flt : a restricted space ft PS Eft ft |b] 0 a restricted range of foods ftf Pi Eft # ft A 2 limited in what you
are able to do ( ) ftPg#J, ^:PS
[]!!]
Eft : In those days women led fairly restricted
lives. SPft,
^l&rillrtB^^Pg®Eft#tg„ 0 Her vision is restricted
in one eye. 3 controlled
by rules or laws
Eft: to allow children only
restricted access to the Internet PS®;im±W o (BrE) a restricted
area
(= controlled
by laws about speed or parking) ( ) PS® K
0
The tournament is restricted to players under
the age of 23. & & fcb#R;ft#
23 4 [usually
before noun] (of a place J&ft )
only open to people with special permission, especially because it is secret or
dangerous A
A A# ft
1iX Eft: to enter a restricted
zone lAIK
5 (BrE) officially secret and
only available to people with special permission Eft; PSA S3 nP#&4]Eft
HT1 classified
: a restricted document unrestricted
re-Stric-tion
/ri’strikj'n/
noun
1 [C] ~ (on sth) a rule or law that
limits what you can do or what can happen Pg ® M ft ; PS ® ft M: import/
speed/travel, etc. restrictions ift P , ^ft4PS®
o to impose/place a
restriction on sth ftA^^APS® o The government has
agreed to lift restrictions on press freedom, gtjf £f*n$PS®o o note
at limit 2 [U] the act of limiting or controlling sb/sth PS®; : sports clothes that prevent any restriction
of movement ^j&EftjS^jflg 3 [C]
a thing that limits the amount of freedom you have ® ft 0 %: the restrictions of a
prison
jfefftlftftftftjfc
re-strict-ive /ri'striktiv/ adj. 1 preventing people
from doing what they want PS®# Eft ; ft ^ Eft : restrictive laws pgffrJftftM 2 (grammar ig-ft) (of relative clauses
A^M.ftJ) explaining which particular
person or thing you are talking about rather than giving extra information
about them. In ‘The books which are on the table are mine’, ‘which
are on the table’ is a restrictive relative clause. pg$iJ#Eft — compare non-restrictive
restrictive 'practices noun [pi.] (especially BrE, often disapproving) agreements or ways of
working that limit the freedom of workers or employers in order to prevent
competition or to protect people’s jobs PS ® %
^mx, ps®5£#-iw#a( ps®ia^*aw£*, um
.ikMf, k )
re-string /.rii'strir)/ verb (restrung, restrung /.rii'strAq/) [VN] to fit
new strings on a musical instrument such as a guitar
or violin, or on a sports racket *£
(
ft)
rest-room /'restruim; -rum/ noun (NAmE) a room with a toilet in
a public place, such as a theatre or restaurant
( &&mm ) MMM' EAibA
re-struc-ture /,ri:'strAktJ’0(r)/ verb [VN, V] to organize sth
such as a system or a company in a new and different way gel8*, S^ ► re-struc-tur-ing
noun [U, C, usually sing.]
re sult 0-w /ri'zAlt/ noun, verb
wnoun
2
CAUSED BY STH £^31® 1 tC> ~ (of
sth) a thinS that
is caused or produced
because of sth else /gj^; :
She died as a result of her injuries. „
0 The failure of the
company was a direct result of bad management. oHe
made one big mistake, and,
as a result, lost his job. iME TAAIt, o The farm was flooded,
with
the result that most of
the harvest was lost. ,
itftfiSc©A7-'AA0 o The end result (= the final one) of her hard work was a
place at medical school. M Hj A
^7)8:7b This book is the result of
25 years of research. 25 C> note at
EFFECT
3
OF GAME/ELECTION : »2 [C] ~ (of sth) the final score or the name
of the winner in a sports event, competition, election, etc.
) : They will announce the
result of the vote tonight. A Bfc fife fll # s. A & M „ o the election results o the football results
M 3 [C, usually sing.] (BrE, informal) a victory or a success,
especially in a game of football (soccer)
( Ala 127$ tb ftM: VVe badly need to get a
result from this matcl}/ tb^^jH
A JR A Rfo
4
OF EXAM % ist 4 [C, usually pi.] (BrE) the mark/grade you get in
an exam or in a number of exams % jf- : Have you had your
results yet?
5
OF TEST/RESEARCH ifpj ut; W'7 5 [C] ~ (of sth) the infor
mation that you get from a
scientific test or piece of research the result of an
experiment
6
SUCCESS m/fb 6 results [pi.] things that are
achieved
successfully fig 6^; The project is
beginning to show results. oa
coach who knows how to get
results from his players #
■
verb [V] ~ (from sth) to happen because of sth
else that happened first ( S- - ) (
Pt--- ) ft#.: job losses
resulting from changes in
production
#ft$|Jriit;J$;lftAik 0 When water levels
rise, flooding results. 7jcjv±ft,
0 It was a large
explosion and the resulting damage was extensive.
Ao re'sult in sth to make sth happen
EEEJlead to: The cyclone has
resulted in many thousands of deaths. HSlB^i|^7J®A±7j ^jA^EtTo 0
[+ -ing] These
policies resulted in many elderly people suffering hardship.
result ant /ri'ZAltant/ adj. [only before noun] (formal) caused by the thing that
has just been mentioned 0 M @ltbMft#lft: the growing economic
crisis and resultant unemployment A Wiin fM it M
ft#6tiAik
re-sulta-tive /ri'ZAltativ/ adj. (grammar ig- ^) (of verbs,
conjunctions or clauses stiisl, /Eial^^T)) expressing
or