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under constraint
phrase formal
If you do something under constraint, you do it only because you have been forced to: 被强迫地；迫于压力；在强制下
They confessed, but only under severe constraint.他们迫于巨大的压力才说出了真相。
She is not responsible for actions carried out under constraint.
I was under constraint to produce a chapter a week.
I would not want anyone to work for me under constraint.
We joined in willingly with their project, and were under no constraint.
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