| 单词 | confine |
| 释义 | confine verbadverb | preposition adverb➤entirely, exclusively, solely, strictly, totally完全限制；仅仅局限于；严格限制▸➤increasingly愈加限制▸➤essentially, largely, mainly, mostly, primarily本质上／大体上／主要／大多数／首先局限于◆the discussion will be confined largely to general principles.讨论主要局限于整体原则。➤generally, normally, typically一般／通常／典型地局限于◆condemned prisoners are typically confined to small cells for 23 hours a day.死刑犯通常一天有 23 小时被关押在很小的牢房里。◆these small mammals are generally confined to the south of the island.这些小型哺乳动物一般只出没于该岛南部。➤by no means, hardly, not just, not necessarily绝不／很少／不仅／不一定限于◆poverty and deprivation are by no means confined to the north of the country.贫困并不仅仅只存在于这个国家的北部。➤safely (especially name) 安全地局限于◆not all horror stories are safely confined to the television set or movie screen.并非所有恐怖故事都安全地只出现在电视或电影中。preposition➤to限制在⋯◆let's confine our attention to the problem of illegal drugs.让我们把注意力集中在违禁药物的问题上。◆she's been confined to a wheelchair since having a bad fall.她自从摔了一大跤后就只能一直坐轮椅了。◆they confined themselves to purely economic matters.他们将自己局限于纯粹的经济问题上。confine /kənfaɪn/ [transitive, usually passive] (rather formal) to keep a person or animal in a small or closed space把⋯关起来；监禁◆keep the dog confined in a suitable travelling cage.把狗关进适于旅行的笼子里。◆the soldiers concerned were confined to barracks (= had to stay in the barracks, as a punishment).涉事的士兵被关进营房，受到禁闭处分。confine/kənˈfaɪn ||; kənˈfaɪn/verb[t] 1. confine sb/sth (in/to sth) to keep a person or animal in a particular, usually small, place （把人或动物）关起来，囚禁，禁闭（于狭小的地方）: ◇the prisoners are confined to their cells for long periods at a time. 犯人每次都被长期关在囚室里。 2. confine sb/sth/yourself to sth to stay within the limits of sth 限制于（某范围内）: ◇please confine your questions to the topic we are discussing. 提出问题时不要离题。 confinesee ⇨ keep 9 ⇨ limit 4 ⇨ prison 3 con·fine /kən`faɪn; kənˈfaɪn/v [t] 1. be confined to to happen in only one place or time, or affect only one group of people 局限于; 把…限制于［某个空间、时间或人群］:◇the fire was confined to the ground floor of the building. 火势被控制在大楼的底层。 2. to keep someone or something within the limits of a particular subject or activity 限制于［某个主题或活动］:◇confine yourself to try to confine yourself to spending $120 a week. 试着限制自己一星期花 120 美元。 3. to make someone stay in a place they cannot leave, for example a prison 监禁; 禁闭; 使不外出:◇they were confined in a dark, narrow room for several months. 他们被关在一间阴暗、狭小的房间里达数月之久。 |
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