confine

confineconfineD.J.:[kənˈfain]K.K.:[kənˈfaɪn]vt.1.■限制; 局限于She confined her activities in educational circles.她把她的各项活动都限制在教育圈内。2.■禁闭; 管制; 关起来They confined the prisoner in a cell.他们把犯人监禁在监狱里。n.1.■界限, 范围

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confine[kən'fain; 'kɔnfain]vt.1.■限定范围，限制：I wish you would confine yourself to the matter under discussion.希望你只谈目前我们正在讨论的问题。2.■禁闭；使闭门不出；(因病)卧床：Her illness confined her to bed.她的病使她整天躺在床上。3.■监禁，关押：He was confined to prison for ten years.他在狱中被监禁了十年。vi.1.■[罕用语] 与…相邻，交界n.1.■[常作复数]界限；边界；范围2.■[古语]幽闭，监禁3.■[废语]区域，地区；监狱近义词limit变形vt.confinedconfining

confineconfine[ˈkɔnfain]n.[常用复]1.■边界， 界限， 境界2.■范围， 限度This is outside the confines of human knowledge.这超出了人类知识范畴。

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词性变化confine[ˈkɔnfain]vt.[kənˈfain]1.■把...限制在（某范围内）； 仅限于谈...2.■把...关在...里面3.■［用于被动语态］分娩， 坐月子He is confined to the house by illness.他因病而闭门不出。I shall confine myself to the subject of geography.我将专攻地理学。She expects to be confined at the end of May.她预计五月末分娩。confine[ˈkɔnfain]vi.1.■[罕]接界， 邻接（with）

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继承用法confinableadj.confinelessadj.confinern.