circumscribe
verb uk/ˈsɜː.kəm.skraɪb/ us/ˈsɝː.kəm.skraɪb/
[ T often passive ] formal控制；限制；抑制
to limit something
Their movements have been severely circumscribed since the laws came into effect. 自从这些法律生效以来，他们的活动受到了严格约束。
There followed a series of tightly circumscribed visits to military installations. 随之而来的是对参观军事设施的一系列严格限制。
[ T ] mathematics specialized画（三角形、正方形等）的外接圆
If you circumscribe a triangle, square, etc., you draw a circle that surrounds it and touches each of its corners.