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单词 confine
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confine
kənfn kɒnfaɪnz kənˈfaɪn ˈkɑnˌfaɪn
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense confines, present participle confining, past tense , past participle confined
The verb is pronounced /kən'faɪn/. The noun confines is pronounced /'kɒnfaɪnz/. 动词读作 /kən'faɪn/。名词读作 /'kɒnfaɪnz/
1 VERB 限制,限定(防止扩散蔓延) To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group. 限制,限定(防止扩散蔓延)
  • Health officials have successfully confined the epidemic to the Tabatinga area. [VERB noun + to]

    卫生官员成功地将疫情控制在塔巴廷加地区。

  • The US will soon be taking steps to confine the conflict.

    美国很快就会采取措施限制冲突。

2 VERB 限制(自己或自己的活动);使受局限 If you confine yourself or your activities to something, you do only that thing and are involved with nothing else. 限制(自己或自己的活动);使受局限
  • He did not confine himself to the one language. [VERB pronoun-reflexive + to]

    他没把自己局限于这一门语言。

  • Yoko had largely confined her activities to the world of big business. [VERB noun to noun]

    洋子主要是做大生意。

  • His genius was not confined to the decoration of buildings. [VERB-ed]

    他的天赋不单体现在建筑物的装饰上。

SYN restrict, limit
3 VERB [usually passive] 监禁;关押;禁闭 If someone is confined to a mental institution, prison, or other place, they are sent there and are not allowed to leave for a period of time. 监禁;关押;禁闭
  • The woman will be confined to a mental institution. [be VERB-ed + to]

    这个女人将被关进精神病院。

  • He announced that the army and police had been confined to barracks. [be V-ed to n]

    他通告说军队和警察已经被禁闭在营房中不得外出。

4 N-PLURAL 边界;界限;范围 Something that is within the confines of an area or place is within the boundaries enclosing it. 边界;界限;范围 [formal]
  • The movie is set entirely within the confines of the abandoned factory. [+ of]

    电影的拍摄完全是在这个废弃的工厂厂区内进行。

  • ...the wild grass and weeds that grew in the confines of the grandstand.

    大看台上丛生的野草

5 N-PLURAL 限制;局限 The confines of a situation, system, or activity are the limits or restrictions it involves. 限制;局限
  • ...away from the confines of the British class system. [+ of]

    超越英国社会等级制度的限制

  • I can't stand the confines of this marriage. [+ of]

    我受不了这段婚姻的限制。

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