confining
present participle ofconfine
| 单词 | confining |
| 释义 | confining present participle ofconfine confine verb uk/kənˈfaɪn/us/kənˈfaɪn/C2[T] tolimitanactivity,person, orproblemin some way: Let's confineourdiscussiontothematterinquestion,please! Please confineyouruse of thephonetobusinesscalls. Byclosingtheinfectedfarmswe'rehopingto confine thediseasetothenorthof theregion(=stopit fromspreadingto otherareas). C2[Tusually passive] tokeepsomeoneclosedin aplace, often byforce: Thehostageshad been confined for solongthat they couldn'tcopewith theoutsideworld. be confined tosomewhere/something toexistonly in aparticularareaorgroupofpeople: Weknowthat theillnessis not confined to any onegroupinsociety. Thisattitudeseemsto be confined to the verywealthy.
Limiting and restricting
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Putting people in prison Enclosing, surrounding and immersing Examplesofconfiningconfining In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Nonlinearconfiningand deconfining forces associated with interaction of laser radiation with plasma. From theCambridge English Corpus Nonlinearconfiningand deconfining forces associated with the interaction of laser radiation with plasma. From theCambridge English Corpus In the case of methods defined in theconfiningpackage, this ensues from the other confinement rules. From theCambridge English Corpus In addition, the channel-levee system affords potentialconfiningand sorting mechanisms for the different grain-sizes of clastic sediments and organics. From theCambridge English Corpus Confiningelectrons in the nodes of standing microwaves. From theCambridge English Corpus This result is attributed to a selfgenerated low-resistivity channelconfiningthe electron beam. From theCambridge English Corpus The brevity of his exclamation may be attributed to opera-comique conventionsconfiningelaborate self-expression to arias. From theCambridge English Corpus The new political landscape has created newconfiningconditions, which may persuade the opposition to re-engage in the process of democratic consolidation. From theCambridge English Corpus The story challenges theconfininglogic that equates women with passivity and therefore places women's pacifism in opposition to men's militarism. From theCambridge English Corpus The problem with this scheme is that absorption processes overcome theconfiningforces before fusion can occur. From theCambridge English Corpus However, their comments are also balanced with a sense of needing to escape a "confining" family environment. From theCambridge English Corpus Females do not participate in public affairs,confiningtheir activities entirely to the home. From theCambridge English Corpus We did this byconfiningthe optimal stimulus to a central region the size of the peak summation diameter. From theCambridge English Corpus To the degree that too much is squeezed into a single andconfiningmould, the resulting conclusions are weakened. From theCambridge English Corpus It provides us with an extremely thin notion of legal positivism and then guarantees its truth byconfiningit to a very narrow question. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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