restrain, check, refrain, bridle, curb, inhibit

動詞 restrain:

1. keep under control; keep in check
   同義詞：suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
2. place limits on (extent or access)
   同義詞：restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
3. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
   同義詞：confine, hold
4. hold back
   同義詞：encumber, cumber, constrain
5. to compel or deter by or as if by threats
   同義詞：intimidate

1. He couldn't restrain his curiosity.
   他抑制不住自己的好奇心。
2. She tried to restrain her sobs.
   她設(shè)法抑制住自己的悲泣。
3. If I don't restrain my dog, it chases the cat.
   我如果不管住我的狗，它就要追貓了。
4. I couldn't restrain my anger.
   我無法抑制我的憤怒。

re.strain

v.tr.（及物動詞）
re.strained,re.strain.ing,re.strains

To hold back or keep in check; control:
抑制：阻止或抑制；控制：
例句：
couldn`t restrain the tears.
禁不住掉眼淚

To hold (a person) back; prevent:
阻止：阻擋（某人）；阻止：
例句：
restrained them from going.
阻止他們?nèi)?/br>
To deprive of freedom or liberty.
剝奪：剝奪自由或特權(quán)
To limit or restrict.
限制，限定：限制或約束

來源：
Middle English restreinen
中古英語 restreinen
from Old French restraindre restreign-
源自 古法語 restraindre restreign-
from Latin restringere [to bind back] * see restrict
源自 拉丁語 restringere [約束] *參見 restrict

【引伸】
restrain.able
adj.（形容詞）
restrain.edly
restrain.er
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>restrain,curb,check,bridle,inhibitThese verbs are compared as they mean to hold back or keep under control.
當這些動詞的詞意為抑制或處于控制之下時，常對它們進行比較。
Restrain implies restriction or limitation, as on one`s freedom of action:
Restrain 意指對人的行動自由進行約束和限制：
例句：
.a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another. (Thomas Jefferson).
.明智而節(jié)儉的政府會阻止人們彼此間的傷害. （托馬斯·杰斐遜）。

例句：
He had difficulty restraining his curiosity. Tocurb is to restrain as if with reins:
他難以抑制住好奇心。 Curb 是象用轡頭那樣來約束：

例句：
.You might curb your magnanimity. (John Keats).
.你可以收斂一下你的寬宏大量. （約翰·濟慈）。

Check implies arresting or stopping, often suddenly or forcibly:
Check 意為通常是突然或強有力地停止或阻止：
例句：
.a light to guide, a rod/To check the erring. (William Wordsworth).Tobridle is often to hold in or govern one`s emotions or passions:
.一束引路的光，一根/防止犯錯誤的棍. （威廉·華茲華斯）。Bridle 常指壓抑或控制自己的感情或激情：

例句：
She tried with all her might to bridle her resentment.
她努力抑制住自己的怨恨。

Inhibit usually connotes a check, either self-imposed or involuntary, on one`s actions, desires, thoughts, or emotions:
Inhibit 常指對某人的行為、意愿、思想或感情的自我施加或非自愿的約束：
例句：
For the compliant child parental disapproval is as strong an inhibiting force as the threat of punishment.
對于順從的小孩，父母的反對是與懲罰的威脅具有同樣強烈的抑制力量