confine

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vt. 限制, 使不外出, 禁闭 vi. 邻接, 交界 n. 边缘, 范围, 区域

发音

其它 /kənˈfaɪn/
UK /ˈkɒnfaɪn/
其它
US /ˈkɑnfaɪn/

词形变化

confines 复数 confin'd confined confines 三单 confines confinest confineth confining confining 现在分词 confined 过去式 confined 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

界限，边界;约束；限制

动词

限制；禁闭

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A boundary or limit.

    界限

  2. 2.

    Confinement, imprisonment.

    诗歌

    She says for you to bring her a slice of cake, A bottle of the best wine, And not to forget the fair young lady That did release you from close confine.

v. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    To have a common boundary with; to border on.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds.

    局限

    囿于

    及物

    1680, John Dryden, Ovid’s Epistles translated by several hands, London: Jacob Tonson, Preface, He is to confine himself to the compass of numbers and the slavery of rhyme.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

hold bound limit throttle restrain detain restrict enclose constrain hold in

反义词 1

free

上位词 10

keep move hold act carry bear contain restrain disable incapacitate

下位词 10

keep ground jail lock tie gate trap border bound closet

相关短语

confine oneself

词源

From Middle French confiner, from confins, from Medieval Latin confines, from Latin confinium, from confīnis.

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