C2 limiting the freedom of someone or preventing something from growing限制性的;約束性的
He is self-employed because he finds working for other people too restrictive.他是個自由職業者,因爲他覺得在别人手下工作太不自由。
The college is not able to expand because of restrictive planning laws.由於限制性規劃法規,這所大學無法擴建。