| 词汇 | confine |
| 释义 | confine A. transitive verb | BrE kənˈfʌɪn, AmE kənˈfaɪn | ① (in room) 禁闭 ‹person›; 关起 ‹animal›; (in cell, prison) 监禁 ; (in institution) 关押 ▸ to be confined to bed/the house/a wheelchair 卧病在床/被困在家里/离不开轮椅 ▸ to be confined to barracks 被禁闭在营房内 ② (limit) 限制 ▸ to confine sth to sth; 将某事物限制在某范围内 ▸ please confine your comments to the matter in hand 请就眼下的问题发表评论 ▸ to be confined to sth; «problem, activity» 局限于 ‹topic, area›▸ the problem is not confined to old people 这个问题并不限于老年人 B. to confine oneself reflexive verb | BrE kənˈfʌɪn, AmE kənˈfaɪn | ▸ to confine oneself to sth/doing sth; 将自己局限于某事/做某事 ▸ please confine yourself to the facts 请你不要脱离实际情况 C. confines plural noun | BrE ˈkɒnfʌɪn, AmE ˈkɑnfaɪn | ① (borders) 界限 ▸ within/beyond the confines of … 在…的界限内/超越了…的界限 ② figurative (constraints) 限制 ▸ within the confines of morality/the law 在道德/法律允许的范围内 |
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