constrict
v[Tn]
make (sth) tight, smaller or narrower 使(某事物)縮緊, 縮小或縮窄
a tight collar that constricts the neck 緊卡脖子的衣領(lǐng)
administering a drug that constricts the blood vessels 施用收縮血管的藥
(fig 比喻) Our way of life is rather constricted (ie We cannot do so many things) now that our income is so reduced. 由於我們的收入減少了這麼多, 我們的生活方式受到一定限制.