confine
- keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time)；restrain or forbid someone from leaving (a place)
- the borders or boundaries of a place, especially with regard to their restricting freedom of movement；the limits of something abstract, especially a sphere of activity
verb: confine, 3rd person present: confines, gerund or present participle: confining, past tense: confined, past participle: confined
noun: confine, plural noun: confines
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- 釋義
動詞
- 1. keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time) he does not confine his message to high politics you've confined yourself to what you know 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ restrain or forbid someone from leaving (a place) the troops were confined to their barracks
- ▪ (of a person) be unable to leave (one's bed, home, or a wheelchair) because of illness or disability he was confined to bed for four days with a bad dose of flu
- ▪ (of a woman) remain in bed for a period before, during, and after giving birth she was confined for nearly a month
名詞
- 1. the borders or boundaries of a place, especially with regard to their restricting freedom of movement within the confines of the hall escape was difficult
- ▪ the limits of something abstract, especially a sphere of activity the narrow confines of political life
