詞彙精選：restrict的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
v.
限制，限定（數量、範圍等）；約束，管束[T]
例句：
In democratic countries, any efforts to restrict the freedom of the Press are rightly condemned.
在民主的國家裏，限制新聞自由的任何努力都要受到公正的譴責。
例句：
We had to restrict the number of students on this course.
我們必須限制這門課程的選修人數。
束縛，妨礙，阻礙 [T]
例句：
Doctors say broken bones should be treated quickly because they can restrict blood flow or cause nerve damage.
醫生說已損壞的骨頭需要儘快治療，因爲這些骨頭有可能阻礙血流或導致神經損傷。
（以法規）限制 [T]
例句：
Recent laws have tended to restrict the freedom of the press.
新法例有限制新聞自由的趨勢.
例句：
In a move to restrict imports, the government raised custom duties.
政府在限制進口的措施中提高了關稅。
二、詞義辨析：
limit,confine,restrict
這些動詞均有“限制，限定”之意。limit一般指事先確定空間、時間或數量的極限，一旦超越限度，就會造成不良結果。當然也可指不事先規定，而且自然的或固有的界限。confine側重施加不可逾越的限制，有時暗示束縛、囚禁。restrict指把某人或物限制在一定範圍之內。
三、參考例句：
The trees restrict our view.
這些樹侷限了我們的視野。
Their policy was to restrict our growth.
他們的政策是限制我們的發展。
Don't restrict her proper activities.
不要拘束她的正當活動。
This behavior can restrict your personal growth.
這種做法本身就會限制你的發展。
I restrict myself to smoking two cigarettes a day.
我限定自己每天只抽兩支菸。
These laws are intended to restrict the sale of alcohol.
這些法律是爲了限制含酒精飲料的銷售。
He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.
他覺得這一新法律會限制他的自由。
We had to restrict the number of students on this course.
我們必須限制這門課程的選修人數。
Villagers say the fence would restrict public access to the hills.
村民們說這個圍欄將限制公衆進入山區。
In democratic countries, any efforts to restrict the freedom of the Press are rightly condemned.
在民主的國家裏，限制新聞自由的任何努力都要受到公正的譴責。
