constrict
v[Tn]
make (sth) tight, smaller or narrower 使(某事物)缩紧, 缩小或缩窄
a tight collar that constricts the neck 紧卡脖子的衣领
administering a drug that constricts the blood vessels 施用收缩血管的药
(fig 比喻) Our way of life is rather constricted (ie We cannot do so many things) now that our income is so reduced. 由於我们的收入减少了这麽多, 我们的生活方式受到一定限制.