The verb is pronounced /kən'faɪn/. The noun confines is pronounced 'kɒnfaɪnz/. 动词读作 /kən'faɪn/。名词读作 /'kɒnfaɪnz/。
1 VERB 限制,限定(防止扩散蔓延) To
confine something
to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
限制,限定(防止扩散蔓延) 2 VERB 限制(自己或自己的活动);使受局限 If you
confine yourself or your activities
to something, you do only that thing and are involved with nothing else.
限制(自己或自己的活动);使受局限 -
He did not confine himself to the one language. [VERB pronoun-reflexive + to]
他没把自己局限于这一门语言。
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Yoko had largely confined her activities to the world of big business. [VERB noun to noun]
洋子主要是做大生意。
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His genius was not confined to the decoration of buildings. [VERB-ed]
他的天赋不单体现在建筑物的装饰上。
3 VERB [usually passive] 监禁;关押;禁闭 If someone
is confined to a mental institution, prison, or other place, they are sent there and are not allowed to leave for a period of time.
监禁;关押;禁闭 4 N-PLURAL 边界;界限;范围 Something that is within the
confines of an area or place is within the boundaries enclosing it.
边界;界限;范围 [formal] 5 N-PLURAL 限制;局限 The
confines of a situation, system, or activity are the limits or restrictions it involves.
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