confine

vt.限制；局限于；禁闭；管制

n.界限，范围；国界

verb

1. 限制；限定
   to keep sb/sth inside the limits of a particular activity, subject, area, etc.
   1. The work will not be confined to the Glasgow area.
      此项工作不会局限于格拉斯哥地区。
   2. I will confine myself to looking at the period from 1900 to 1916.
      我将把自己考察的范围限定在1900年至1916年这段时间以内。
2. 监禁；禁闭
   to keep a person or an animal in a small or closed space
   1. Keep the dog confined in a suitable travelling cage.
      把狗关进适于旅行的笼子里。
   2. Here the river is confined in a narrow channel.
      这条河在这里流入狭窄的河床。
   3. The soldiers concerned were confined to barracks (= had to stay in the barracks , as a punishment)
      有关的士兵已受到不得离开营房的禁闭处分。
3. 使离不开（或受困于床、轮椅等）
   to have to stay in bed, in a wheelchair , etc.
   1. She was confined to bed with the flu.
      她因患流感卧病在床。
   2. He was confined to a wheelchair after the accident.
      经过那场事故后他就离不开轮椅了。

过去分词:confined 名词复数形式:confines 现在分词:confining 过去式:confined 第三人称单数:confines

confine 限制

con-, 强调。-fin, 界限，限制，词源同finish, finite.

1. Health officials have successfully confined the epidemic to the Tabatinga area
   卫生官员成功地将疫情控制在塔巴廷加地区。
2. The US will soon be taking steps to confine the conflict.
   美国很快就会采取措施限制冲突。
3. He did not confine himself to the one language
   他没把自己局限于这一门语言。
4. Yoko had largely confined her activities to the world of big business
   洋子主要是做大生意。
5. His genius was not confined to the decoration of buildings.
   他的天赋不单体现在建筑物的装饰上。
6. The woman will be confined to a mental institution
   这个女人将被关进精神病院。
7. He announced that the army and police had been confined to barracks.
   他通告说军队和警察已经被禁闭在营房中不得外出。
8. The movie is set entirely within the confines of the abandoned factory.
   电影的拍摄完全是在这个废弃的工厂厂区内进行。
9. I can't stand the confines of this marriage.
   我受不了这段婚姻的限制。
10. Doctors confine themselves to prescribing rather than dispensing.
    医生仅仅是开药而不配药。
11. Confine the use of insecticides to the evening and do not spray plants that are in flower
    只在晚间使用杀虫剂，而且不要对正在开花的植物喷药。
12. It is sad to see a county confine its activities to undignified public bickering
    看到整个县都不顾颜面地公开争吵，真让人感到难过。
13. Doctors are trying to confine the disease within the city.
    医生正试图将此病控制在城内。
14. Don't confine yourself within the four walls of an office.
    不要把自己关在办公室的小天地里。
15. Our first example of confining waves will be to confine a wave at one boundary.
    约束波的第一例子是使波动在一个界面上受到限制。
16. He thinks it cruel to confine a lark in a cage.
    他认为把云雀关在笼子里太残忍了。
17. Please confine your remarks to the subject we are talking about.
    请把你的话限止于我们正在谈论的题目。
18. I am sick, I have to confine to bed.
    我病了，我得卧床休息。
19. We'll confine our discussion to the main issue.
    我们将只讨论主要问题。
20. This body you may imprison, my heart you can't confine.
    你能禁闭我的身，你关不住我的心。
21. I shall confine myself to the subject of geography.
    我将只讲地理方面的问题。
22. But the reason that Guan Guoguang thinks this can not become confine electron to pay development limits.
    但关国光认为这并不能成为局限电子支付发展范围的理由。
23. We need to confine freedom and define rights scope rationally to keep mutual respect and harmony between people.
    对自由的合理限制、对权利范围的科学界定，是人与人之间相互尊重、和睦共处的需要。
24. Restrict or confine, as to area, extent, time, etc..
    约束或限制面积范围时间等。
25. We should not confine our learning to book knowledge.
    我们的学习不应该局限于书本知识。
26. Talent does not confine to geographical area, religion, caste.
    天分不局限在地理地域、宗教和种姓上。
27. The network is for carrying and circulating a personal blog, rather than own and confine a persoanl blog.
    网络是用来承载和流通个人网志，而非拥有和限制。
28. Newton did not confine his studies to mathematics.
    牛顿并不把他的研究局限于数学。
29. But, undeniable is, such lack opening a source a durative safeguard, development also can get confine.
    但是，不可否认的是，这样的开源缺乏一个持续性的保障，发展也会受到局限。
30. This makes them to set up new hope and confine of the life.
    使他们家庭重新建立起了对生活的信心和希望。