粵

約joek3束cuk1

simp约束
joek3 cuk1yuē shù

English

  1. to restrict
  2. restriction; limit
  3. to restrain; to bind
  4. to limit to
  5. to constrain
  6. restriction
  7. constraint

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 限制某人或事物唔超出指定範圍

Examples

  • 約束力

    binding force

  • 自我約束

    to restrain oneself; self-restraint

  • 服務受其他細節約束。

    Other conditions apply to (the availability of) the service.

  • 條款及細節受法例約束。

    The terms and conditions are governed by laws.

  • 父母唔應該過份約束子女。

    Parents should not restrain their children too much.

  • 呢個時候女性犯人嘅內臟器官由於失去咗肌肉嘅約束,都係向外膨脹緊。

    Tatoeba · Andrea5437 CC BY

  • 我在这里总感到约束。

    I feel always restricted here.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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