confine

confine

[kən'fain]

vt.限制, 禁闭
n.范围, 界限, 约束, 限制

例句与用法：

I am sick, I have to confine to bed.

我病了，我得卧床休息。

The thief was confined in a prison.

窃贼被关押在监狱里。

I wish the speaker would confine himself to the subject.

我希望演说者不要离题。

词形变化：

形容词: confinable | 名词: confiner | 动词过去式: confined | 动词过去分词: confined | 动词现在分词: confining | 动词第三人称单数: confines |

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vt.

1. 限制; 使局限[(+to)]

We'll confine our discussion to the main issue.

我们将只讨论主要问题。

2. 禁闭; 幽禁; 使卧床[(+to/in)]

He was confined to bed by illness.

他因病卧床。

3. 分娩, 坐月子[H]

vi.

【古】邻接, 接壤

n.

边界, 边缘; 区域, 范围[P1]

She passed her life within the confines of her native place.

她一生从未离开过故乡。

The scientists are trying to prevent the water birds from leaving the confines of this preservation.

科学家们试图阻止水鸟离开这个保护区的范围。