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con·fine /kənˈfaɪn/ vt. | vi. | n.
I ❶ vt.
1. 限制，使局限(to)
confine a talk to ten minutes 把讲话限在10分钟
They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area. 他们成功地把大火控制在一个小范围以内。
He confined himself to five cigarettes a day. 他限制自己一天抽5支烟。
The tour group is confined to the planned activities. 旅游团只能进行计划内的活动。
Confine your attention to your own affairs. 管好你自己的事。
2. 使不外出，幽禁；禁闭
The animal was confined in a very small cage. 那只动物被关在很小的笼子里。
His mother confined him to his room for the weekend for failing to do his chores. 他妈妈周末不让他出房门，因为他没做家务。
She was confined to bed with a cold. 她因感冒而卧病在床。
3. 关押，监禁
The prince was confined in the castle for three years. 那王子在城堡里关了3年。
❷ vi.
〈罕〉邻接 (with, to); 交界，接壤 (on)
II /ˈkɒnfaɪn/
n.
1. [常作 confines] 边界；界限，范围；介于两者之间的状态
within the confines of the city 在城区范围内
She has never experienced life beyond the confines of her own close-knit family. 她从未经历过她自己那紧密团结的家庭以外的生活。
escape from the confines of soot and clutter 逃脱烟灰和喧闹的围困
between the confines of night and day 在黑夜和白天交替之时
2. 〈废〉地区，区域；监狱
3. 〈古〉限制
[< ML confīnāre < L confinis adjacent < fīnis border, end]con·fin·a·blecon·fine·a·ble a. |