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straiten

/ˈstreɪtn/ /ˈstreʔn/

Meanings
verb

收紧， 压缩， 限制。

To make strait; to narrow or confine to a smaller space.

Examples :

"The channel straitened the river through the town, made it flow faster, and caused more flooding upstream."
河道收窄了穿过城镇的河流，使水流更快，并导致上游发生更严重的洪水。
condition situation space

Related Words

Illustration straitened

straitened verb

/ˈstreɪtənd/ /ˈstreɪtnt/

拮据，窘迫。

"The channel straitened the river through the town, made it flow faster, and caused more flooding upstream."

这个河道收窄了穿过城镇的河流，使水流加速，并导致上游发生更多洪水。

Illustration flooding

flooding verb

/ˈflʌdɪŋ/

洪水泛滥，淹没。

"After the heavy rain, the river was flooding the nearby town. "

暴雨过后，河水正在泛滥，淹没附近的城镇。

Illustration diminish

diminish verb

/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/

减少，缩小，减弱。

"The heavy rain diminished the size of the garden flowers. "

大雨让花园里的花朵变小了。

Illustration through

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

贯石, 穿石。

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

这堵干砌石墙用了一块又大又平的贯石来支撑顶部的石头。

Illustration restrict

restrict verb

/ɹɪˈstɹɪkt/

限制，约束，限定

"After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt."

腹泻之后，医生限制病人只能吃米饭、冷肉和酸奶这些食物。

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration upstream

upstream noun

/ˈʌpˌstriːm/ /ʌpˈstriːm/

上游，逆流。

"The upstream section of the river was too shallow for our boat to navigate. "

河流的上游因为太浅，我们的船没法开过去。

Illustration smaller

smaller adjective

/ˈsmɑlɚ/ /ˈsmɔːlə/ /ˈsmɔlɚ/

较小的，更小的，微小的。

"A small group."

一小群人。

Illustration confine

confine noun

/ˈkɒnfaɪn/ /ˈkɑnfaɪn/

界限，范围。

"The garden's flowerbeds were planted within the confines of the stone wall. "

花园里的花坛都种在石墙的范围之内。

Illustration circumstances

circumstances noun

/ˈsɜːkəmst(ə)nsɪz/ /ˈsɝkəmstænsɪz/

情况，情形，状况

""Because of unforeseen circumstances, the school trip was cancelled." "

由于一些无法预料的情况，学校的旅行取消了。

Illustration channel

channel noun

/ˈtʃænəl/

河道，水道。

"The water coming out of the waterwheel created a standing wave in the channel."

水车流出的水在河道里形成了一个驻波。

Illustration financially

financially adverb

/faɪˈnænʃəli/ /fəˈnænʃəli/

经济上，财政上

"He helped his daughter out financially, paying her rent and utilities, until she recovered from the accident."

在经济上，他帮助了他的女儿，帮她支付房租和水电费，直到她从事故中恢复过来。