vt. 1.限制 (to; within); 【物理学】约束,吸持。 2.幽禁;监禁;使闭居,蛰居。 vi. 〔罕用语〕接界,邻接 (with)。 be confined 闭居;坐月子,分娩。 expect to be confined (on a date) 预期在(某日)分娩。 be confined to barracks (士兵)被禁止外出。 be confined to one's bed 卧病床上 (He is confined to his bed with a cold. 他因为伤风病倒了)。 confine oneself to 在…闭门不出;以…为限。 n. 1.〔常 pl.〕境界,界限,国界,疆界;边界,边境。 2.限度;范围。 短语和例子 between the confines of …之间的界线。 on the confines of 濒于,差一点儿就 (on the confines of the indecent 再进一步就流于猥亵了)。 the confines of a town 城区,市区。 within the confines of 在…范围内。
place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" 同义词:restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, throttle,
restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" 同义词:limit, circumscribe,
to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" 同义词:restrain, hold,
prevent from leaving or from being removed
deprive of freedom; take into confinement 同义词:detain,
close in; darkness enclosed him" 同义词:enclose, hold in,
Confine is a village (curazia) located in San Marino. It belongs to the municipality (castello) of Chiesanuova.
例句与用法
1.
Confined waves have definite frequencies . 被限制的波具有确定的频率。
2.
Let us confine ourselves to possibilities . 我们只能做我们做得到的事。
3.
The confining material rises to the surface . 覆盖层升高至地表。
4.
I was confined to my house by a bad cold . 重感冒使我闭门不出。
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This is beyond the confines of human knowledge . 该情况超出人类知识的范围。
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You'll be confined to your room for now . 先把你关在房间里。
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She expects to be confined in february . 她预计在2月份分娩。
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Repellency is not confined to the olfactory senses . 防护性不只限于嗅觉感官。
9.
He is confined to his bed with a cold . 他因为伤风病倒了。
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He does not confine his studies to medicine, it seems . 看来他并不限于研究医学。