| 单词 | confined |
| 释义 | confinedWord family noun confinement confines confineradjective confined confinableconfinelessconfiningverb confine con·fined /kənˈfaɪnd/ AWL adjectiveadj 1 be confined to somebody/something to exist in or affect only a particular place or group 局限于某人/某事 The risk of infection is confined to medical personnel. 只有医务人员有受感染的风险。 Examples from the Corpus be confined to somebody/something• The blue-chip market is confined to a very limited number of names.• Pauline Paul was confined to a wheelchair as calcium drained from her bones.• They also will be confined to base, except for official business in town.• Typically, the patient remains conscious if the disturbance is confined to one hemisphere.• All non-managerial personnel belong to the same union, but the privilege of membership is confined to regular workers.• Even the cities were secured by the settlers: native people were confined to rented property in peripheral townships.• A corporate role could just be confined to the provision of specialist services, such as marketing research and specialist advertising advice.• However, its benefits were confined to those already holding land, and it did nothing to relieve the problem of landlessness. 2 SMALLa confined space or area is one that is very small 〔空间或面积〕有限的，狭窄的 SYN restricted It wasn’t easy to sleep in such a confined space. 这么狭小的空间不好睡。 Examples from the Corpus confined• Groundwater in a confined aquifer is compressed elastically, rather like air in a tyre.• When water flows out from an artesian well in a confined aquifer, none of the pore space drains completely.• It excludes water that will not drain from small pore spaces, saline water, and water in deep confined aquifers.• In our confined chamber he seems larger than life, especially standing up.• A confined gas exerts a constant pressure on the wall of its container uniformly in all directions.• On the other hand, she certainly didn't fancy joining Fen in the confined space between tiller and cabin.• The design looks awkward, but feels well-balanced, and does allow the drill to be used in very confined spaces. |
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