confine
美 [kən'faɪn]
英 [kən'faɪn]
- v.限制；限定；监禁；禁闭
- n.范围；界限；边界；限度
- 网络局限；局限于
第三人称单数：confines 现在分词：confining 过去分词：confined
confine
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1. | [oftpass] ~ sb/sth to sth 限制；限定to keep sb/sth inside the limits of a particular activity, subject, area, etc. |
The work will not be confined to the Glasgow area. 此项工作不会局限于格拉斯哥地区。 | |
I will confine myself to looking at the period from 1900 to 1916. 我将把自己考察的范围限定在 1900 年至 1916 年这段时间以内。 |
2. | [usupass] ~ sb/sth (in sth) 监禁；禁闭to keep a person or an animal in a small or closed space |
Keep the dog confined in a suitable travelling cage. 把狗关进适于旅行的笼子里。 | |
Here the river is confined in a narrow channel. 这条河在这里流入狭窄的河槽。 | |
The soldiers concerned were confined to barracks(= had to stay in the barracks , as a punishment) . 有关的士兵已受到禁闭在营房的处分。 |
3. | be confined to bed, a wheelchair, etc. 使离不开（或受困于床、轮椅等）to have to stay in bed, in a wheelchair , etc. |
She was confined to bed with the flu. 她因患流感卧病在床。 | |
He was confined to a wheelchair after the accident. 经过那场事故后他就离不开轮椅了。 |