Tra từ restrict - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

re·strict AW [restrict restricts restricted restricting] BrE [rɪˈstrɪkt] NAmE [rɪˈstrɪkt] verb
1. to limit the size, amount or range of sth
•~ sth to sth Speed is restricted to 30 mph in towns.
• We restrict the number of students per class to 10.
•~ sth Fog severely restricted visibility.
•Having small children tends to restrict your freedom.
2. ~ sth to stop sb/sth from moving or acting freely
Syn: ↑impede
• The long skirt restricted her movements.
3. ~ sth (to sb) to control sth with rules or laws
• Access to the club is restricted to members only.
4. ~ yourself/sb (to sth/to doing sth) to allow yourself or sb to have only a limited amount of sth or to do only a particular kind of activity
• I restrict myself to one cup of coffee a day.
• Why don't you restrict yourself to setting down the facts?
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from Latin restrict- ‘confined, bound fast’, from the verb restringere, from re- ‘back’ + stringere ‘to tie, pull tight’.

Thesaurus:
restrict verb T
•We restrict the number of students per class to ten.
limit • • control • • curb • • check • • rein sth in • • hold/keep sth in check • |especially BrE cap • |written contain • • suppress •
restrict/limit/control/curb/check/rein in/cap spending
restrict/limit/control/curb/check growth/your speed
restrict/limit/control the size/number/extent/amount of sth
Restrict or limit? Limit is used both about controlling what people can do and also about controlling the effects of sth; restrict is used more often about controlling what people can do:
•to limit carbon dioxide emissions
✗ to restrict carbon dioxide emissions

Example Bank:
•They tried to improve traffic congestion by restricting entry to the city.
•Why don't you restrict yourself to setting down the facts?
•He needs to restrict his intake of red meat.
•I'm restricting myself to one glass of wine a day.
•The authors largely restrict their attention to three issues.
•The government is considering new laws which will further restrict people's access to firearms.
•attempts to restrict the sale of alcohol
•He introduced new laws to restrict immigration.
•In Britain speed is restricted to 30 mph in towns.
•We restrict the number of students per class to ten.