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单词 confine
释义
confine
verb
uk
/kənˈfaɪn/us
/kənˈfaɪn/
C2[T]
tolimitanactivity,person, orproblemin some way:
把…局限在，限制
Let's confineourdiscussiontothematterinquestion,please!请把讨论集中在正题上！
Please confineyouruse of thephonetobusinesscalls.请注意电话仅限于办公用途。
Byclosingtheinfectedfarmswe'rehopingto confine thediseasetothenorthof theregion(=stopit fromspreadingto otherareas).通过关闭受感染的农场，我们希望把疾病限制在该地区的北部。
C2[Tusually passive]
tokeepsomeoneclosedin aplace, often byforce:
（常指强制）关押，监禁，禁闭
Thehostageshad been confined for solongthat they couldn'tcopewith theoutsideworld.人质被关押了那么久，以致于他们对外面的世界一时适应不了。
be confined tosomewhere/something
toexistonly in aparticularareaorgroupofpeople:
仅存在于…；仅限于…
Weknowthat theillnessis not confined to any onegroupinsociety.我们知道这种疾病不只局限于社会的某一个群体中。
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  • Men have alwaysplayedanactivepartinleadingworshipwhile women have been confined to morepassiveroles.
  • ThecampaignaimstodispeltheprejudicethatAIDSis confined to thehomosexualcommunity.
  • Let's confineourremarksto thefacts, shall we?
  • We confinedourresearchtofamilieswith only oneautisticchild.
  • It wasterribleforourresearchto be confined bylackofmoney.
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Putting people in prison
Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
(Definition ofconfinefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

confine| American Dictionary

confine
verb[T]
us
/kənˈfɑɪn/
tokeepsomeone or something withinlimits:
Theanimalswere confined in alargepen.
Harris does not confine herstageworkto Broadway.
If something is confined to aparticulargroupofpeople, itexistsonly among them:
Canceris not confined tooldpeople.

confined

adjectiveus
/kənˈfɑɪnd/
You can’tkeepkidsin a confinedspaceforlong.

confinement

noun[U]us
/kənˈfɑɪn·mənt/
He wastiredof theconstantconfinement of hisoffice.
(Definition ofconfinefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconfine

confine
The problem is not confined to secondary schools.
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Theory is not confined to any particular domain - there is as much ecological theory as there is cultural and social theory.
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As settlement business cost parishes a considerable amount, he added, parishes may well have confined the examination to the time of actual chargeability.
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The robberies reported in our sample week were, moreover, not confined to the roads alone.
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However, in contrast to other accounts assuming processing capacity limitations, the processing limitation assumed in this account is confined to movement and checking operations.
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In their case, the effect was confined to the filler noun (meal).
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Another characterization confines possible solutions to predefined conceptual frameworks which impose limits on potential design propositions.
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Such iconography, however, was not just confined to two-dimensional representations.
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Funerals are public events but both the sickbed and death are confined to the seclusion of the house.
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The role of the public sector is confined to assessment and the contracting out of service provision to competing non-profit and for-profit home care providers.
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First, it is assumed that the mortality effects of suspended particulates are confined to the municipality in which they are emitted.
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Most importantly, it is confined to examining deforestation.
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The large numbers of small-scale fishers are generally confined to inshore operations by their small vessels, low engine power, and traditional fishing gear.
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Comparisons of different frames for apologies show that excuse me only occurs in face-to-face conversation and / beg your pardon is confined to talk offences.
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Their love, in fact, is still unrequited, suspended between death and life, confined in such a voluptuous and yet unresolved oxymoron.
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