confine

英 [kənˈfaɪn]

美 [kənˈfaɪn]

v.  限制; 限定; 监禁; 禁闭; 使离不开(或受困于床、轮椅等)

过去分词：confined　复数：confines　现在分词：confining　过去式：confined　第三人称单数：confines　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.2898 / COCA.5337

同义词辨析

limitconfinerestrict【导航词义：限制】

牛津词典

verb

• 限制；限定
  to keep sb/sth inside the limits of a particular activity, subject, area, etc.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• 监禁；禁闭
  to keep a person or an animal in a small or closed space
  1. Keep the dog confined in a suitable travelling cage.
     把狗关进适于旅行的笼子里。
  2. Here the river is confined in a narrow channel.
     这条河在这里流入狭窄的河床。
  3. The soldiers concerned were confined to barracks (= had to stay in the barracks , as a punishment)
     有关的士兵已受到不得离开营房的禁闭处分。
• 使离不开（或受困于床、轮椅等）
  to have to stay in bed, in a wheelchair , etc.
  1. She was confined to bed with the flu.
     她因患流感卧病在床。
  2. He was confined to a wheelchair after the accident.
     经过那场事故后他就离不开轮椅了。

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /kən'faɪn/. The noun confines is pronounced /'kɒnfaɪnz/. 动词读作 /kən'faɪn/。名词读作 /'kɒnfaɪnz/。


• VERB 限制，限定（防止扩散蔓延）
  Toconfinesomethingtoa particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
  1. Health officials have successfully confined the epidemic to the Tabatinga area...
     卫生官员成功地将疫情控制在塔巴廷加地区。
  2. 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。
• VERB 限制(自己或自己的活动);使受局限
  If youconfine yourselfor your activitiestosomething, you do only that thing and are involved with nothing else.
  1. He did not confine himself to the one language...
     他没把自己局限于这一门语言。
  2. Yoko had largely confined her activities to the world of big business...
     洋子主要是做大生意。
  3. His genius was not confined to the decoration of buildings.
     他的天赋不单体现在建筑物的装饰上。
• VERB 监禁;关押；禁闭
  If someoneis confined toa mental institution, prison, or other place, they are sent there and are not allowed to leave for a period of time.
  1. The woman will be confined to a mental institution...
     这个女人将被关进精神病院。
  2. He announced that the army and police had been confined to barracks.
     他通告说军队和警察已经被禁闭在营房中不得外出。
• N-PLURAL 边界;界限;范围
  Something that is within theconfines ofan area or place is within the boundaries enclosing it.
  1. The movie is set entirely within the confines of the abandoned factory.
     电影的拍摄完全是在这个废弃的工厂厂区内进行。
  2. ...the wild grass and weeds that grew in the confines of the grandstand.
     大看台上丛生的野草
• N-PLURAL 限制;局限
  Theconfines ofa situation, system, or activity are the limits or restrictions it involves.
  1. ...away from the confines of the British class system...
     超越英国社会等级制度的限制
  2. I can't stand the confines of this marriage.
     我受不了这段婚姻的限制。

双语例句

• He announced that the army and police had been confined to barracks.
  他通告说军队和警察已经被禁闭在营房中不得外出。
• Talent does not confine to geographical area, religion, caste.
  天分不局限在地理地域、宗教和种姓上。
• I can't stand the confines of this marriage.
  我受不了这段婚姻的限制。
• He thinks it cruel to confine a lark in a cage.
  他认为把云雀关在笼子里太残忍了。
• We should not confine our learning to book knowledge.
  我们的学习不应该局限于书本知识。
• Confine the use of insecticides to the evening and do not spray plants that are in flower
  只在晚间使用杀虫剂，而且不要对正在开花的植物喷药。
• 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。
• I shall confine myself to the subject of geography.
  我将只讲地理方面的问题。
• This body you may imprison, my heart you can't confine.
  你能禁闭我的身，你关不住我的心。
• We need to confine freedom and define rights scope rationally to keep mutual respect and harmony between people.
  对自由的合理限制、对权利范围的科学界定，是人与人之间相互尊重、和睦共处的需要。